Association Between Family Physical Violence Victimization and Food Consumption Among Brazilian Adolescents

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988466
Author(s):  
Emanuele Souza Marques ◽  
Tatiana Henriques Leite ◽  
Aline Gaudard e Silva de Oliveira ◽  
Diana Barbosa Cunha ◽  
Eliseu Verly Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Adolescent Victims

Few studies have evaluated the relationship between stressful events, such as child abuse and food consumption. Thus, the objective of this study is to assess whether family physical violence victimization is associated with food consumption in adolescents. We used data from the Brazilian National Adolescent School-based Health Survey, carried out in 2015, in a representative sample of 102,072 students attending ninth grade from public and private schools. We used Venn diagrams and logistic regression analysis to, respectively, graphically represent and evaluate the association between the consumption of ultra-processed food (soft drinks, sweets/candies, and salty biscuits, packaged snacks, or processed meat) and in natura food (beans, fruits and vegetables) with victimization from family physical violence. We found a lower consumption of in natura and higher consumption of ultra-processed foods among adolescent victims when compared with nonvictims of family physical violence. The probability of consuming 4 or more times a week increased by 44% for salty biscuits, packaged snacks, or processed meats; 38% for soft drinks; and 22% for sweets among adolescents who reported violence. On the contrary, the probability of consuming 4 or more times a week decreased by 25% for beans, 19% for vegetables, and 13% for fruits among adolescent victims of family physical violence. We conclude that family physical violence victimization is associated with high consumption of ultra-processed food and low consumption of in natura food among Brazilian adolescents. Therefore, issues related to violence in childhood and adolescence should be addressed in interventions aimed at altering food consumption and consequent prevention, control, and treatment of nutrition-related outcomes to increase their effectiveness.

scholarly journals Associations of sedentary behaviours and incidence of unhealthy diet during the COVID-19 quarantine in Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
André O Werneck ◽  
Danilo R Silva ◽  
Deborah C Malta ◽  
Crizian Saar Gomes ◽  
Paulo RB Souza-Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Sedentary Behaviours ◽  
Unhealthy Behaviour ◽  
Unhealthy Diet ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Elevated Frequency

Abstract Objective: Our aim was to analyse the association of change patterns on TV-viewing and computer/tablet use and incidence of elevated consumption of ultra-processed food consumption and lower consumption of fruits and vegetables during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Data of 39 208 Brazilian adults from a Behaviour Web Survey were used. Unhealthy nutrition habits were eating fruits or vegetables for <5 d/week and ultra-processed food (sugary foods, snacks, ready-to-eat frozen foods and embedded foods) for ≥5 d/week. For incidence indicators, we only considered participants without unhealthy behaviour before the quarantine. We created four categories of change in TV-viewing and computer/tablet use, considering a cut-off point of 4 h/d for each behaviour (1 – consistently low, 2 – become low during the quarantine, 3 – become high during the quarantine or 4 – consistently high). Analyses were adjusted for sex, age group, highest academic achievement, per capita income, working status during the quarantine, skin colour and adherence to the quarantine. Setting: Brazil. Participants: Brazilian adults (nationally representative). Results: Logistic regression models revealed that high TV-viewing and computer/tablet use incidence were associated with higher odds for elevated frequency of ultra-processed food consumption (TV-viewing: OR 1·70; 95 % CI 1·37, 2·12; computer/tablet: OR 1·73; 95 % CI 1·31, 2·27) and low consumption of fruit and vegetables (TV-viewing: OR 1·70; 95 % CI 1·29, 2·23; computer/tablet: OR 1·53; 95 % CI 1·08, 2·17) incidence. Consistent high computer/tablet use also presented higher odds for incidence of elevated frequency of ultra-processed food consumption. Conclusions: Participants with incidence of sedentary behaviours were also more likely to present incidence of unhealthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.

scholarly journals Consumption of ultra-processed foods and body fat during childhood and adolescence: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Santos Costa ◽  
Bianca Del-Ponte ◽  
Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção ◽  
Iná Silva Santos
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Impedance Analysis ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Sweetened Beverages

AbstractObjectiveTo review the available literature on the association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and body fat during childhood and adolescence.DesignA systematic review was conducted in the PubMed, Web of Science and LILACS databases. Studies that evaluated the association between consumption of ultra-processed food (exposure) and body fat (outcome) during childhood and adolescence were eligible.SubjectsHealthy children and adolescents.ResultsTwenty-six studies that evaluated groups of ultra-processed foods (such as snacks, fast foods, junk foods and convenience foods) or specific ultra-processed foods (soft drinks/sweetened beverages, sweets, chocolate and ready-to-eat cereals) were selected. Most of the studies (n15) had a cohort design. Consumption was generally evaluated by means of FFQ or food records; and body composition, by means of double indirect methods (bioelectrical impedance analysis and skinfolds). Most of the studies that evaluated consumption of groups of ultra-processed foods and soft drinks/sweetened beverages found positive associations with body fat.ConclusionsOur review showed that most studies have found positive associations between consumption of ultra-processed food and body fat during childhood and adolescence. There is a need to use a standardized classification that considers the level of food processing to promote comparability between studies.

scholarly journals Unhealthy Food and Psychological Stress: The Association between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Perceived Stress in Working-Class Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3863
Author(s):  
Matheus Lopes Cortes ◽  
José Andrade Louzado ◽  
Marcio Galvão Oliveira ◽  
Vanessa Moraes Bezerra ◽  
Sóstenes Mistro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Ordinal Regression ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sugary Drinks ◽  
Stress Levels

Background: Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made from food extracts or constituents with little or no intact food and often containing additives that confer hyper-palatability. The consumption of these products increases the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases. Stressed people may engage in unhealthy eating as a way to cope. This study aimed to verify whether ultra-processed food consumption was associated with perceived stress levels in industrial and retail workers from Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out between July 2017 and August 2018. During the study period, 1270 participants completed a survey administered by an interviewer. Stress levels were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale. Information regarding weekly ultra-processed food consumption was collected. Ultra-processed foods were classified into four groups: sugary drinks; sugary foods; fast foods; and canned foods, frozen foods, or processed meat. The Student’s t-test or one-way analysis of variance was used to assess the differences in stress levels and ultra-processed food consumption. Ordinal regression was used to determine the association between the degrees of stress and ultra-processed food consumption levels. Results: Factors such as a young age, being unmarried, smoking, high-risk alcohol consumption, negative health perception, and high perceived stress level indicated higher rates of ultra-processed food consumption. Ordinal regression analysis showed that high stress levels were associated with increased odds of higher ultra-processed food consumption (odds ratio: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.54–2.45). Conclusions: These findings could help identify appropriate target areas for interventions aimed at mental health promotion and healthier food consumption.

scholarly journals Consumption of ultra-processed food products, diet quality and nutritional status among Mexican children

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Donaji Benítez-Arciniega ◽  
Ivonne Vizcarra-Bordi ◽  
Roxana Valdés-Ramos ◽  
Leidi Rocío Mercado-García ◽  
Carmen Liliana Ceballos-Juárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Food System ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Processed Food

AbstractUltra-processed food consumption has increased in recent years. The evidence suggests a positive association between consumption of ultra-processed food consumption and low diet-quality and malnutrition, characterized by nutritional deficiencies and high prevalence of obesity and overweight. In México the combined prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren is 33.2%, and ultra-processed food consumption varies from 40.4% to 81.5% depending on the product. The objective of this study was to describe the association between ultra-processed food consumption, diet-quality and nutritional status in Mexican schoolchildren. We analyzed dietetic and anthropometric data from 364 children (6–12 years) of two communities in the center of México. Four 3d-recalls (three days records followed up for ten months including weekdays and weekends) were used for data collection. Consumed foods were classified according to the level of processing using the NOVA classification. Portions of each food, dietary energy, macro and micronutrients intakes were calculated in accordance with the Mexican equivalent food system, nutrition labelling of each product and software Nutrimind® 15.0. Nutritional status was evaluated according to BMI categories; diet-quality was assessed calculating a dietary score. All data were adjusted by energy. In our study, 32% of foods consumed by schoolchildren were ultra-processed, 49% were minimally processed or unprocessed. 30% of the energy intake derived from ultra-processed foods (95% CI 29.2–33.2%). Major ultra-processed foods in habitual diet were bakery, pastries (23%), sugar-sweetened beverages (dairy and non-dairy) (22%), processed meat (18%), pizzas and pastas (9%), and canned vegetables (4%). Children in the highest quartile of ultra-processed foods consumption, presented lower diet-quality than those in the lowest quartile. In this group of children, 38.0% presented combined overweight or obesity, although there were no statistically significant differences between nutritional status and ultra-processed food consumption. Regular ultra-processed food consumption is associated with a lower diet quality in healthy schoolchildren. It is necessary to implement strategies to reduce intake of these products to avoid possible risks to health in early ages.

Technologically processed and natural foods in pregnant women nutrition

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-142
Author(s):  
Ieva Laukytė ◽  
Dalia Vaicekauskaitė ◽  
Rūta Dubakienė
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Plant Origin ◽  
Canned Corn ◽  
Mixed Origin ◽  
Natural Foods

The objective of our study was to find out the tendencies of nutrition among pregnant women and to reveal which products, technologically processed or natural foods, were consumed more. 205 women took part in the first Lithuanian newborn cohort, PLANK-K. 62 questionnaires with 198 questions about products consumed during pregnancy were answered. In the main groups of products the majority of women consumed plant origin food. Most of the women ate bread products, grain and its products, cocoa and its products, dairy products, meat and its products. A lot of women consumed nuts and their products, various drinks, some of them ate eggs and their products. The least consumed during pregnancy were various origin fats and honey. In smaller subgroups the majority of women consumed vegetables, the minority of them ate rare meat (venison, lamb) and mixed origin fat. Speaking about technologically processed food, two groups were fit for comparison: processed meat products and canned corn. Processed meat products had big preponderance against consumption of other meat products and more than half of women chose canned corn. It is clear that in this case technologically processed food was chosen more often than non-processed food. The format of this questionnaire allows to accurately evaluate food products that mothers consume during pregnancy, but makes it harder to evaluate technologically processed and non-processed food consumption.

scholarly journals Social inequality in food consumption between 2008 and 2019 in Brazil

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Barbara Virginia Caixeta Crepaldi ◽  
Letícia Martins Okada ◽  
Fernanda Rauber ◽  
Renata Bertazzi Levy ◽  
Catarina Machado Azeredo
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Weighted Least Squares ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relative Inequality ◽  
Absolute Inequality

Abstract Objective: To analyse the trend of social inequality in food consumption among Brazilians from 2008 to 2019. Design: Time series analyses using cross-sectional annual data from the Telephone Surveillance System (VIGITEL 2008–2019). Food consumption was evaluated through: (1) consumption of five or more portions of fruits and vegetables in ≥5 d/week; (2) consumption of beans in ≥5 d/week and (3) consumption of soft drinks or artificial juices in ≥5 d/week. Absolute inequality was assessed by the slope index of inequality (SII) and relative inequality by the concentration index (CIX). SII and CIX positive values indicate higher prevalence among more educated citizens and negative among less educated ones. Time trend was assessed by linear regression using weighted least squares. Setting: 26 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District. Participants: 621 689 individuals ≥18 years. Results: Fruits and vegetable consumption was more prevalent among the more educated citizens, while beans were mostly consumed by the less educated, and soft drinks or artificial juices was more prevalent among individuals with intermediate education. The highest absolute inequality was found for beans (SII2019 -25·9). In 12 years, the absolute inequality increased for fruit and vegetable consumption (from SII2008 12·8 to SII2019 16·2), remained for beans (SII2008 -23·1 to SII2019 -25·9) and reduced for soft drinks or artificial juices (SII2008 8·7 to SII2019 0·4). Relative inequality was low and constant. Conclusion: Despite the advances reducing inequalities in soft drinks or artificial juice consumption, the increase in the social gap for adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables is troublesome.

scholarly journals Association Between Mothers’ Perceived Self-efficacy and Nutrition Practices with Children's Food Consumption in a Low-income Community in Mexico (P04-188-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilda Zacarias ◽  
Yolitzin C Hernandez ◽  
Olga García
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Added Sugar ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrition Practices ◽  
Varied Diet

Abstract Objectives Determine the association between mothers’ perceived self-efficacy and nutrition practices with children's food consumption. Methods A total of 45 mothers of school-aged children were randomly selected from a low-income community in Queretaro, Mexico, to participate in this cross-sectional study. Mothers answered a validated questionnaire, consisting on eight Likert-type questions that evaluated nutrition practices, and four questions with a 10 to 100-scale, to determine their perceived efficacy related to the confidence to accomplish certain dietary guidelines with their children. Guidelines included providing a varied diet, giving at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables and to limit the consumption of food with added sugar. Dietary intake of their children was determined using a food frequency questionnaire that included 147 foods in the categories of fruits and vegetables, legumes, dairy, non-processed meat, cereals, and food and beverages with added sugar. Separate univariate regression analyses were done to examine predictors of children's intake of fruits and vegetables, food with added sugar and the variety of their diet. Significant univariate predictors were included in a multivariate regression model to determine the factors that influence children's food behavior. Data was analyzed using the software SPSS version 19. Results Participants were mostly housewives (90%) and 80% concluded junior high school. Mothers of children with the most varied diet had higher scores of nutrition knowledge and practices (B = 0.760, 95%CI: 0.096, 1.443; P = 0.027). On the other hand, mothers of children with a higher consumption of fruits and vegetables presented better self-efficacy (B = 0.029, 95%CI: 0.003, 0.059; P = 0.032). No associations were found between children's consumption of foods with added sugar and nutrition practices or self-efficacy. Conclusions Mothers’ nutrition practices and self-efficacy influence children's fruit and vegetables intake and the variety of their diet, but did not predict intake of foods with added sugar. Funding Sources Fondo de Proyectos Especiales de Rectoría (FOPER), Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro; Red de Prevención y Tratamiento de la Obesidad, CONACYT.

scholarly journals Development, reliability and use of a food environment assessment tool in supermarkets of four neighbourhoods in Montréal, Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 293-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Élise Jalbert-Arsenault ◽  
Éric Robitaille ◽  
Marie-Claude Paquette
Keyword(s):  
Food Environment ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
High Variability ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Environment Assessment ◽  
Display Location

Introduction The food environment is a promising arena in which to influence people’s dietary habits. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive food environment assessment tool for businesses and characterize the food environment of a low-tomedium income area of Montréal, Canada. Methods We developed a tool, Mesure de l’environnement alimentaire du consommateur dans les supermarchés (MEAC-S), and tested it for reliability. We used the MEAC-S to assess the consumer food environment of 17 supermarkets in four neighbourhoods of Montréal. We measured the shelf length, variety, price, display counts and in-store positions of fruits and vegetables (FV) and ultra-processed food products (UPFPs). We also assessed fresh FV for quality. Store size was estimated using the total measured shelf length for all food categories. We conducted Spearman correlations between these indicators of the food environment. Results Reliability analyses revealed satisfactory results for most indicators. Characterization of the food environment revealed high variability in shelf length, variety and price of FV between supermarkets and suggested a disproportionate promotion of UPFPs. Display counts of UPFPs outside their normal display location ranged from 7 to 26, and they occupied 8 to 33 strategic in-store positions, whereas the number of display counts of fresh FV outside their normal display location exceeded 1 in only 2 of the 17 stores surveyed, and they occupied a maximum of 2 strategic in-store positions per supermarket. Price of UPFPs was inversely associated with their prominence (p $lt .005) and promotion (p $lt .003). Store size was associated with display counts and strategic in-store positioning of UPFPs (p $lt .001), but not FV, and was inversely associated with the price of soft drinks (p $lt .003). Conclusion This study illustrates the variability of the food environment between supermarkets and underscores the importance of measuring in-store characteristics to adequately picture the consumer food environment.

Association between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Excess of Weight in Women with Endometrial Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Caroline Laranjeira da Silva ◽  
Amine Farias Costa ◽  
Alex Oliveira da Camara ◽  
Lidiane Araújo Cezário ◽  
Ana Luisa Kremer Faller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endometrial Cancer ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Processed Food

scholarly journals Exploring the experience of intimate partner violence in the LGBT community

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Papadakaki ◽  
F Zioti ◽  
Z N Karadimitriou ◽  
M Papadopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Childhood Victimization ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Abstract Background The study aimed at measuring the prevalence and identifying the risk factors of intimate partner violence in individuals from the LGBT community. Methods A total of 180 individuals participated in the study, both male and female, aged 18-60 years, living in the broader area of Athens, Greece. Snowball sampling was applied to identify eligible individuals and social media were employed to recruit them. The questionnaire explored the violence victimization and perpetration in their relationships, the preferred reaction to various forms of violence and the role of childhood victimization in adulthood experiences of violence. Results 72.8% were homosexual, 26.7% bisexual, 81.7 % were women with a mean age of 25.2 years (6.0 standard deviation). A total of 67.2% were subjected to verbal abuse before the age of 16, 49.4% to physical violence, 6.7% to sexual violence and 46.7% were neglected. The prevalence of violence victimization was higher than the prevalence of violence perpetration (mean 9.81 and 5.92 respectively). Psychological violence was the most common among other forms of violence, both in victimization (psychological 7.34, physical 1.66, sexual 0.81) and perpetration (psychological 4.48, physical 1.26, sexual 0.18). In hypothetical scenarios of psychological violence, the majority of participants preferred separation and discussion about boundaries as strategies to deal with the situation (56.1 and 45.0 respectively), in scenarios of physical violence they primarily preferred separation and secondarily asking a professional advice (73.3 and 20.6, respectively) and in sexual violence they primarily preferred a discussion about boundaries and secondarily separation (69.4% and 31.7% respectively). Experiences of childhood victimization (p=.006), and female gender (p=.002), were found to be associated at a statistically significant level with violent victimization in adulthood. Conclusions Further research is necessary to identify groups at risk of victimization. Key messages Preventive efforts need to take into account individual sociodemographic and attitudinal characteristics that increase the risk of victimization. Experiences of victimization during childhood are highly associated with victimization in adulthood.

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