Dietary risk behaviors for chronic non-communicable diseases in Brazilian medical students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mirna Rossi Barbosa-Medeiros ◽  
Lucineia de Pinho ◽  
Luiza Augusta Rosa Rossi-Barbosa ◽  
Antônio Prates Caldeira
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Dietary Risk

scholarly journals Impact of nutritional risk factors on chronic non-communicable diseases

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Grosso
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Nutritional Risk ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
High Systolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Dietary Risk Factors ◽  
Dietary Risk ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background modifiable risk factors, can help to identify emerging threats to population health and opportunities for prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD). Among various risk factors, poor nutrition quality has been identified as a leading determinant of NCD. Methods The Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study provided a comprehensive comparative risk assessment (CRA) of risk factor for NCD, quantifying the impact of behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risk-outcome pairs that met the GBD study criteria for convincing or probable evidence of causation. Special focus on nutritional risk factors will be dedicated, discussing the proportion of disease-specific burden attributable to each dietary risk factor and the level of intake associated with the lowest risk of mortality. Results In 2017, over 30 million deaths were attributable to risk factors. When ranked, high systolic blood pressure was the leading risk factor, accounting for more than 10 million deaths, followed by, high fasting plasma glucose, and high body-mass index. A total of 11 million deaths were attributable to dietary risk factors. High intake of sodium, low intake of whole grains, and low intake of fruits were the leading dietary risk factors for deaths globally. However, important differences between regions and outcome (i.e., cardiovascular disease vs. cancer) have been registered. Besides the major aforementioned factors, underrated dietary risk factors, such as low calcium intake, have been found important contributors to cancer burden in certain developed countries. Interpretation The combination of increasing metabolic risks and population ageing will probably continue to drive the increasing trends in NCD at the global level. These data provide a comprehensive picture of the potential impact of suboptimal diet on NCD mortality and morbidity, highlighting the need for improving diet across nations.

scholarly journals Gambaran Pengetahuan Ramaja tentang Penyakit Tidak Menular di Kabupaten Semarang

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliaji Siswanto ◽  
Ita Puji Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The World ◽  
Descriptive Method

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including the most causes of death in the world including Indonesia.  Adolescence is one of the periods that determine the pattern of formation of health status in adulthood. Risk behaviors generally begin in the teenage period. Risk factors for unhealthy lifestyles in adolescents are caused by many factors, one of which is knowledge. Knowledge or cognitive is a domain that is very influential on a person's actions or behavior. The objective of the study was to assesknowledge about NCDs and behavioural risk factors in adolescents. This research uses descriptive method with cross sectional approach and data collection is done by using a questionnaire. The sample in this study was taken purposively from SMAN 2 Ungaran, SMAN 1 Bergas, and SMA Muhammadiyah Sumowono as many as 146 students. The data obtained were then analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results showed that the most percentage were respondents who had good knowledge about non-communicable diseases that was equal to 46.3%. Nevertheless there are still many respondents who have a fairly good knowledge of 41.8% and as many as 11.0% of respondents still have poor knowledge. Therefore, efforts are needed to increase the knowledge of high school adolescents about non-communicable diseases from schools through collaboration with relevant parties.

Modifiable Risk Factors for Major Non-communicable Diseases Among Medical Students in Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 863-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiva Raj Mishra ◽  
Dinesh Neupane ◽  
Aditya Shakya ◽  
Samaj Adhikari ◽  
Per Kallestrup
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases

scholarly journals Tracking of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases in Students of a Private Medical College at Visakhapatnam (AP)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (46) ◽  
pp. 2705-2709
Author(s):  
Kailash Rao Koneti ◽  
Sumalatha Bangi ◽  
Deepthi Karini ◽  
Ravi Kiran Epari ◽  
Udaya Kiran Nalam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Base Line ◽  
General Obesity ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Base Line Data

BACKGROUND Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have evolved into a pandemic world-wide including India because of burgeoning population and adoption of unhealthy lifestyles often aping the west. Early identification of increasing trends in the rise of risk factors (RFs) of NCDs in all populations is of utmost importance. The present study aims to track the trends of certain RFs of NCDs in medical students. METHODS All the 141 students who had completed 3 years of medical college were included. 8 of them who were absent during study period were excluded. Base line data concerning the medical students was taken in the month of December 2016. Their anthropometric measurements like height, weight, waist circumference, waist-hipratio, and blood pressure were noted as per standard guidelines. The changes in the trends of hypertension, general obesity, and central obesity were analysed. RESULTS Out of the total 141 study subjects 93 (66 %) were female 48 (34 %) were male medical students. The mean age of students was 20.94 years with SD of 0.80. 64 (45.4 %), 62 (44 %) and 13 (9.2 %) students were aware of positive family history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity respectively. None of them were in the habit of smoking, drinking alcohol or tried narcotics. Undernourished students reduced from 28 (19.9 %) to 16 (11.3 %). Physical exercise among students increased significantly. General obesity (BMI ≥ 25 Kg / mt2 ), central / abdominal obesity represented by waist circumstance and blood pressure were observed to have increased significantly. The combined obesity in the present study was 15.6 %. CONCLUSIONS Tracking of weight gain, blood pressure, physical activity in medical students was done after three years from the base line data collected in 2016. It was observed that certain risk factors of NCDs like obesity, hypertension, waist circumference, showed significant upward trends. Medical students should undergo periodic health check–ups (screening) to identify the emergence of RFs of NCDs in their nascent stage and transform themselves as role models in the community by maintaining and advocating healthy lifestyles. KEYWORDS Tracking, Risk Factors, NCDs, Medical Students

scholarly journals Multiple risk behaviors for non-communicable diseases and associated factors in adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Rogério Melo RODRIGUES ◽  
Cristina Maria Proença PADEZ ◽  
Márcia Gonçalves FERREIRA ◽  
Regina Maria Veras GONÇALVES-SILVA ◽  
Rosangela Alves PEREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Perceived Health Status ◽  
School Class ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Class Schedule ◽  
Excessive Intake

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of risk behaviors for non-communicable diseases and analyze their associated factors in adolescents. Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008 with 1,139 adolescents aged 14 to 19 years attending public and private high schools in Cuiabá, Midwestern Brazil. Data were collected using a selfadministered questionnaire, including a semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. The prevalence of tobacco smoking, alcohol experimentation, physical inactivity, unsatisfactory meal pattern, and excessive intake of saturated fat and sodium were evaluated. The associations between risk behaviors and socioeconomic variables, weight status, and self-perceived health status were evaluated. Results: The most common risk behaviors were excessive sodium intake (88%), unsatisfactory meal pattern (72%), excessive intake of saturated fat (39%), and alcohol experimentation (39%). Four of 10 adolescents were exposed to two risk behaviors simultaneously. Among male adolescents, the main factors associated with risk behaviors were: type of school, class schedule, education level of the household head, weight status, and self-perceived health status. Among female adolescents, age, type of school, class schedule, and education level of the household head were the main factors associated with risk behaviors. Conclusion: The prevalence of exposure to risk behaviors for non-communicable diseases was high, highlighting the simultaneous presence of tobacco smoking and experimentation of alcoholic beverages. Special attention should be given to educational activities to minimize the effects of the simultaneous occurrence of multiple risk behaviors.

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