scholarly journals Correlation between food consumption and prevalence of sarcopenia in aged people from two cities in Ceará, Brazil

Author(s):  
Elisangela Lourenço Valentim ◽  
Mariana de Magalhães Carrapeiro ◽  
Daniel Cordeiro Gurgel

Introdução: A sarcopenia atualmente é considerada como uma doença crônica não transmissível, consistindo na perda ou diminuição da musculatura esquelética, da potência e consequentemente da força. Objetivo: buscar correlações entre o consumo alimentar com a prevalência de sarcopenia em idosos de duas cidades do Ceará, observando se os hábitos alimentares deles influenciam no diagnóstico de sarcopenia. Métodos: estudo de caráter quantitativo, transversal descritivo e analítico realizado com 65 idosos residentes em duas cidades, Fortaleza e Icó. Foi aplicado questionário sociodemográfico, recordatório alimentar de 24 horas e o teste do Algoritmo. A análise estatística foi realizada por meio dos testes Qui-quadrado e Mann-Whitney. Resultados: A patologia esteve presente nas duas cidades, apresentando uma maior prevalência nos homens da cidade de Icó (23,1%) e nas mulheres da cidade de Fortaleza (42,8%), comparando o mesmo gênero entre os municípios. A ingestão de carboidratos e lipídios apresentou-se deficiente em ambas as cidades, enquanto a ingestão proteica ultrapassou a recomendação da RDA. Relacionando os micronutrientes, apenas a vitamina C apresentou diferença significativa (p<0,05) entre os grupos, sendo sua ingestão adequada nos idosos não sarcopênicos. Conclusão: Hábitos alimentares com maior ingestão de vitamina C foram associados à prevenção da sarcopenia.

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Teixeira Padilha da Silva PENTEADO ◽  
Denise Meira De ALMEIDA ◽  
Juliana Johansson SOARES ◽  
Kathleen Souza OLIVEIRA

O consumo alimentar tem sido objeto de estudo sob vários aspectos e tem apresentado importante modificação, sendo explicada ora pelo próprio modelo agro-industrial brasileiro instituído ora pelo comportamento da vida urbana ora pelo nível de transferência das informações à população sobre os cuidados com a saúde e qualidade de vida. O presente estudo é o resultado de uma extensa pesquisa sobre os hábitos e consumo alimentar que, entre os dados, evidencia a participação de diversos alimentos na dieta de idosos (≥ 60 anos)selecionados em três bairros com diferentes condições de vida de Curitiba. O objetivo buscou identificar a participação e a quantificação dos alimentos no consumo diário como fonte dos nutrientes cálcio e energia. Entre os alimentos com importante participação na alimentação diária e fornecedores de cálcio foram identificados o espinafre, iogurte, pão francês, couve manteiga, mamão e leite e seus derivados. Enquanto que os alimentos consumidos que garantem a energia diária aos idosos foram o arroz branco, biscoitos, bisteca de porco, chocolate, frango assado, margarina, pão forma, vinho tinto além do açúcar refinado, leite e derivados e o pão francês. O perfil de consumo permite identificar estratégias a adequação nutricional considerando os hábitos alimentares dos idosos, como também indica o potencial ao desenvolvimento tecnológico de produtos alimentícios e alternativos nutricionais mais adequados e aceitos pelo consumidor. E, assim melhorar a qualidade nutricional da oferta de alimentos aos idosos. THE PARTICIPATION OF FOOD ON DAILY COMSUPTION AS A SOURCE OF CALCIUM AND ENERGY NUTRIENTS OF ELDERLY GROUP FROM CURITIBA CITY (PARANÁ/BR) Abstract The food consumption has been an object of study by a lot of aspects and presented as an important modification, explained sometimes by the own Brazilian agro business, sometimes by the behavior of the urban life, and sometimes explained by the of information of the population, about health care and life quality. This study is the result of a wide research about the habits and the food consumption that points the participation of a lot of nutrients on the diet of aged people (e” 60 years) from three neighborhoods with different kind of life conditions from Curitiba, Brazil. The principal intention was to identify the participation and quantification of the food from the daily consumption as a source of the calcium and energy nutrients. Among all foods with an important participation on the daily consumption and the calcium sources were spinach, yogurt, bread, cabbage, papaya and milk and dairy products. The food that guarantees the daily allowance of energy to the elderly people were the white rice, cookies, pork meat, chocolate, roast chicken, bread, butter, wine, sugar, milk and dairy products. The consumption profile allows to identifier some strategies to the nutritional adequation considering the habits of the elderly, as indicates the potential to the technology development of the food products and nutritional alternatives more adequate and accepted by the consumer and with this, improve the nutritional quality of the food offer to the elderly.


2003 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 439-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navia ◽  
Ortega ◽  
Requejo ◽  
Perea ◽  
López-Sobaler ◽  
...  

A study was conducted on the influence of maternal education level on food consumption, energy and nutrient intake, and dietary adequacy in 110 pre-school children from Madrid, Spain. With increasing maternal education, children consumed more sugar (p < 0.05), fruit (p < 0.05), and fish (p < 0.05). Snacking was more frequent with decreasing maternal education (p < 0.05). Though statistical significance was not reached, the consumption of pre-cooked foods was greater among children of mothers educated to a higher level, a phenomenon probably related to the work situation of these women. With respect to dietary composition, no significant differences were found between groups for macronutrient, fiber and energy intakes, except for energy supplied by polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), which was greater in the children of less educated women (p < 0.01). This is probably due to their greater consumption of sunflower seed oil. The diets of children belonging to well-educated mothers came closer to meeting the recommended intakes for folate, vitamin C, and iodine. It would seem that maternal educational level influences the food habits of children. Mothers with less education may require special advice in this area.


2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 495-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Guéguen

Nelson and Morrison (2005 , study 3) reported that men who feel hungry preferred heavier women. The present study replicates these results by using real photographs of women and examines the mediation effect of hunger scores. Men were solicited while entering or leaving a restaurant and asked to report their hunger on a 10-point scale. Afterwards, they were presented with three photographs of a woman in a bikini: One with a slim body type, one with a slender body type, and one with a slightly chubby body. The participants were asked to indicate their preference. Results showed that the participants entering the restaurant preferred the chubby body type more while satiated men preferred the thinner or slender body types. It was also found that the relation between experimental conditions and the choices of the body type was mediated by men’s hunger scores.


1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Rosenbaum ◽  
James L. Grisell ◽  
Thomas Koschtial ◽  
Richard Knox ◽  
Keith J. Leenhouts

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