Prevalência de Aditivos em Alimentos Industrializados Comercializados em uma Cidade do Sul de Minas Gerais/Prevalence of Additives in Processed Food Marketed in a South City of Minas Gerais

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando S. Pereira ◽  
Monique Louise Cassimiro Inácio ◽  
Rafaela Côrrea Pereira ◽  
Michel Cardoso De Angelis-Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Monosodium Glutamate ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Chemical Additives ◽  
Sunset Yellow ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
The City

RESUMOObjetivo: avaliar a prevalência de aditivos em quatro categorias de alimentos comercializados em Lavras, MG. Materiais e Métodos: Os dados da presença de aditivos em biscoitos salgados e doces, sopas instantâneas e salgadinhos foram obtidos por meio de visitas nos principais supermercados da cidade, e foram submetidos a uma análise de frequência em cada uma das classes de alimentos. Resultados: Dentre os 217 alimentos pesquisados, os aditivos encontrados com maior risco de toxicidade foram respectivamente: corante caramelo e amarelo crepúsculo, glutamato monossódico e o antioxidante TBHQ. Discussão: Não foram encontrados na literatura problemas de toxicologia com o restante de aditivos estudados, sobretudo em relação aos estabilizantes e fermentos químicos. Conclusão: Conclui-se que a prevalência de aditivos comprovadamente nocivos à saúde humana foi baixa nos alimentos industrializados estudados. Estudos para determinar efetivamente a nocividade dos demais aditivos encontrados são necessários.Palavras-chave: Aditivos químicos, Alimentos processados, Toxicidade. ABSTRACTIntroduction: Intake of processed food for easy consumption by the population is increasing due to the convenience and pleasant taste offered, but the use of these products can cause health problems due to numerous chemical additives. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of additives in four categories of foods marketed in Lavras, MG. Materials and Methods: Data from the presence of additives in crackers and cookies, instant soups and snacks were obtained through visits in  the major grocery stores in the city, and were subjected to a frequency analysis on each of the food classes. Results: Among the 217 surveyed food additives, those with increased risk of toxicity were respectively: caramel coloring and sunset yellow, monosodium glutamate and antioxidant TBHQ. Discussion: It was not found in the toxicology literature problems with the rest of the additives studied, especially with regard to stabilizing and chemical leavening agents. Conclusion: We concluded that the prevalence of proven harmful additives to human health was low in processed foods studied. Despite this, additional research to effectively determine the harmfulness of other additives are found necessary.Keywords: Chemical additives, Processed food, Toxicity. 

scholarly journals Ultra-processed food intake and cardiovascular disease risk in the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Srour ◽  
L K Fezeu ◽  
E Kesse-Guyot ◽  
B Allès ◽  
E Chazelas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Objective To assess the prospective associations between consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Methods 105159 participants aged at least 18 years (median age 41.5 years) from the French NutriNet-Santé cohort (2009-2018) were included. Dietary intakes were collected using repeated 24 hour dietary records, designed to register participants’ usual consumption for 3300 different food items, and categorized according to their degree of processing by the NOVA classification. Associations between UPF intake and risk of cardiovascular, coronary heart, and cerebrovascular diseases assessed by multivariable Cox proportional hazard models, adjusted for known risk factors. Results UPF intake was associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk (n = 1409 cases; HR for an absolute increment of 10 in the percentage of UPF = 1.12(1.05-1.20); P = 0.0008), coronary heart disease risk (n = 665 cases; HR = 1.13(1.02-1.24); P = 0.02), and cerebrovascular disease risk (n = 829 cases; HR = 1.11(1.01-1.22); P = 0.02). These results remained statistically significant after adjustment for several markers of the nutritional quality of the diet (saturated fatty acids, sodium and sugar intakes, dietary fiber or a Healthy pattern derived by principal component analysis) and after a large range of sensitivity analyses. Conclusions In this large observational prospective study, higher consumption of UPF was associated with higher risks of cardiovascular, coronary heart, and cerebrovascular diseases. These results need to be confirmed in other populations and settings, and causality remains to be established. Key messages The consumption of ultra-processed food is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. As the French Public Helath agency recommends, their consumption should be limited. Nutritional composition, food additives, contact materials, or neoformed contaminants might play a role in these associations and further studies are needed to understand their relative contribution.

scholarly journals Avaliação das condições higiênico-sanitárias na comercialização de frutas e hortaliças no município de Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Dilson Fagundes Ribeiro ◽  
Rosane Da Silva Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Safe Food ◽  
Sanitary Conditions ◽  
The City

<p>Em feiras livres e supermercados uma ampla variedade de produtos alimentícios processados e <em>in natura </em>são comercializados, entre eles destacam-se frutas e hortaliças. Esses locais têm sido objeto de estudo devido as frequentes más condições higiênico-sanitárias das bancadas, dos utensílios, dos equipamentos e dos manipuladores. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar as condições higiênico-sanitárias da comercialização de frutas e hortaliças em feira livre e supermercados no município de Manhuaçu (MG), tendo como base as recomendações da RDC MS/Anvisa n° 216 de 2004 e a RDC MS/Anvisa n° 275 de 2002. Foi elaborado um questionário estruturado com questões abertas para entrevista com os manipuladores e questões fechadas (<em>checklist</em>) para observações de condições pontuais de higiene nos locais de venda. Foi verificado que tanto na feira livre como nos supermercados haviam diversas inadequações relacionadas às condições higiênico-sanitárias. Portanto, pode-se concluir que nenhum dos estabelecimentos atende a todos os itens avaliados, ressaltando-se a importância para o cumprimento das legislações que visam assegurar a disponibilização de alimentos seguros ao consumidor.</p><p align="center"><strong><em>Evaluation of the hygienic-sanitary conditions in the commercialization of fruits and vegetables in the city of Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais</em></strong></p><pre><strong>Abstract: </strong>On street markets and supermarkets a wide diversity of processed food products and “in natura” are marketed, among them stand out fruits and vegetables. These locations have been studied due to poor sanitary conditions of countertops, utensils, equipment and handlers. The objective of this study was to assess the sanitary conditions of marketing of fruits and vegetables in the city of Manhuaçu (MG), based on the recommendations of the RDC MS / ANVISA N°. 216 of 2004 and RDC N°. 275 2002. It has made an organized questionnaire containing open questions for interview and closed questions (checklist) to be observed about the hygiene conditions of the street markets and the supermarket. It was checked that both the street market and supermarkets had several inadequacies concerning the sanitary conditions. Therefore, it can be concluded that no establishments cater to all items, emphasizing the importance for the fulfillment of laws aimed at ensuring the provision of safe food to consumers of safe food to consumers.</pre>

PENGETAHUAN PENGGUNAAN MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (MSG) IBU RUMAH TANGGA

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Siti Nur Rochimiwati ◽  
Sukmawati Sukmawati ◽  
Budiman Budiman
Keyword(s):  
Health Hazard ◽  
Monosodium Glutamate ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Lower Intelligence ◽  
Use Of Knowledge ◽  
Health Objective ◽  
Flavor Enhancer

Background : flavor enhancing food additives are often added as a flavor enhancer known as MSG that exceed the dose . if the addition of the additive is often done to cause dependence , so it will pose a health hazard to the consumer , such as stomach disorders, allergies , hypertension , asthma , cancer , diabetes , and lower intelligence. Most housewives do not know the information would adversely affect health. Objective : This study aims to describe the level of knowledge of the use of monosodium glutamate ( MSG ) housewife in backwoods village sauleya timbuseng Polongbangkeng northern districts Kab.Takalar. Methods : This is a descriptive study. samples are all housewives in the hamlet village sauleya timbuseng Polongbangkeng northern districts Kab. Takalar , who meet the criteria as much as 49 people . Data on the use MSG knowledge samples obtained by the interview method which uses a questionnaire instrument.the data presented in the from of frequency distribution graphic and narrative. Result : Results of research on the use of knowledge MSG housewives generally less category as many as 25 ( 51.0 % ) , use of MSG housewives generally can not be tolerated as many as 36 ( 73.5 % ). Conclusion : Knowledge of the use of MSG housewife classified as less and use MSG can not be tolerated.

scholarly journals Spreading of Food Deserts in Time and Space: The Case of the City of Nitra (Slovakia)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7138
Author(s):  
Miroslava Trembošová ◽  
Imrich Jakab
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Food Deserts ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Food Desert ◽  
Hierarchical Level ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Time Availability ◽  
The City

The aim of the article is to evaluate the time availability of food stores for the population permanently residing in the city of Nitra (Slovakia). Parts of the city where poor accessibility has been identified can be described as “food deserts”. In the last two decades, there have been dramatic changes in the retail network in Nitra, as well as extensive housing construction and an aging change in the demographic structure. Therefore, we evaluated the years 2008 and 2019 separately. This made it possible to evaluate the changes in time availability and the number of inhabitants located in individual zones. During the years 2008–2019, the residential zones of the city of Nitra increased by 43.86%, the area of food desert increased by up to 68.78%, and the number of inhabitants endangered by the food desert increased by 1100 residents, i.e., 23.9%. In 2008, 5.51% of Nitra’s residents lived in the food deserts, in approximately twelve years this percentage increased to 7.45% of the population (2019). The proximity to the nearest grocery was in Nitra in 2008 median 504 m, while in 2019 median 623 m. Evaluating the time availability of grocery stores and identifying so-called “food deserts” can be interesting for both the city’s residents and the business community, especially for potential developers. It can also be used effectively in the spatial planning process and in the rational management of complex territorial development, as well as in local politics. Given the character of the city of Nitra, it can be assumed that the acquired knowledge can be extrapolated to other post-socialist cities of a similar size and hierarchical level.

scholarly journals When Amazon ate Whole Foods: big changes for Big Food

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Phillips-Connolly ◽  
Aidan J. Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Food Value

The grocery store is ground zero in the tsunami of change facing Big Food. Consumers are changing how they relate to grocery stores, increasingly circling the perimeter, focusing on produce and preferentially choosing fresh, local, and new, even unknown, brands while spending less time in the processed food aisles in the center. The next generation, the millenials, are increasingly shunning traditional outlets when buying food. Traditional leading brands of processed food, backed by traditional marketing strategies (heavy advertising on traditional media, coupons, brand extensions, etc.) are failing to hold on to their customers. The challenges can be found throughout the food value chain, from new competitors for grocery providers to new delivery mechanisms, from changes in generational food preferences with social media platforms to express their preferences to farmers who increasingly can and want to communicate directly with the end-users who actually eat the food that they produce. This access to more information opens more options (and opportunities) to buyers and suppliers all along the food value chain. Barely 100 years old, the grocery store model is becoming obsolete, and with it the organization of the food value chain must be re-written. So what does that mean for Big Food and the food supply chain? What directions can the industry take to adjust to the new competitive realities? This paper offers direction and guidance for Big Food and other producers in the food supply chain.

Portable solid-state potentiometric sensor based on polymeric ion-exchanger for the assay of the controversial food colorant (sunset yellow)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manar Omar Heragy ◽  
Azza Mustafa ◽  
Eman Elzanfaly ◽  
Ahmed Sayed Saad
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Potentiometric Sensor ◽  
Ion Exchanger ◽  
Sunset Yellow ◽  
Food Colorant

Food additives are chemicals added to enhance appearance, taste, or lifetime of food products. Authorities continuously update lists of the allowed additives and their daily intake limits. Thus, authorities and...

scholarly journals Incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the city of Uberaba/Minas Gerais and etiological evaluation of the affected subjects

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heloísa Marcelina da Cunha Palhares ◽  
Lilian Carla Silva ◽  
Luciene Mayumi Sato ◽  
Beatriz Hallal Jorge Lara ◽  
Sybele de Souza Castro Miranzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Thyroid Dysgenesis ◽  
Outpatient Unit ◽  
Transient Hypothyroidism ◽  
Molecular Studies ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and etiology of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Uberaba, MG. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: From 2001 to 2010, by reviewing patient files from a public reference outpatient unit. The screening program covered 88% of live-born children. RESULTS: CH was diagnosed in 16 children, representing an incidence of 1:2,017 live-born children screened. The etiological evaluation was done in 15 children and revealed seven cases of thyroid dysgenesis, seven of dyshormonogenesis, and one case of transient hypothyroidism. One child moved away from the state before etiological investigation was carried out. CONCLUSION: We concluded that both the incidence of CH and of dyshormonogenesis as the main causes of CH were increased in the investigated region, but molecular studies are necessary for a better definition of etiology.

scholarly journals Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia: Validity evidence and norms for adolescents in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marília Nunes-Silva ◽  
Vitor Geraldi Haase
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Musical Ability ◽  
Musical Skills ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT The Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) is a battery of tests that assesses six music processing components: scale, contour, interval, rhythm, metric, and music memory. The present study sought to verify the psychometric characteristics of the MBEA in a sample of 150 adolescents aged 14-18 years in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and to develop specific norms for this population. We used statistical procedures that explored the dimensional structure of the MBEA and its items, evaluating their adequacy from empirical data, verifying their reliability, and providing evidence of validity. The results for the difficult levels for each test indicated a trend toward higher scores, corroborating previous studies. From the analysis of the criterion groups, almost all of the items were considered discriminatory. The global score of the MBEA was shown to be valid and reliable (r K-R20=0.896) for assessing the musical ability of normal teenagers. Based on the analysis of the items, we proposed a short version of the MBEA. Further studies with larger samples and amusic individuals are necessary to provide evidence of the validity of the MBEA in the Brazilian milieu. The present study brings to the Brazilian context a tool for diagnosing deficits in musical skills and will serve as a basis for comparisons with single case studies and studies of populations with specific neuropsychological syndromes.

scholarly journals The effect of age on the frequency of adverse reactions caused by antimony in the treatment of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in Governador Valadares, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 597-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doracy Silva Diniz ◽  
Alexandre Sylvio Vieira Costa ◽  
Patrícia Maria Fonseca Escalda
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Detection Rate ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Tegumentary Leishmaniasis ◽  
American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis ◽  
Clinical Healing ◽  
The City ◽  
Effect Of Age

INTRODUCTION: Governador Valadares is an endemic area of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL). The detection rate was 15.36 per 100,000 habitants from 2001 to 2006 (Miranda, 2008). This study aimed to analyze the effects of age on the frequency of adverse reactions caused by antimony in the treatment of ATL in the City of Governador Valadares, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during 2009. METHODS: Data were collected from the forms of the Information System for Notifiable Diseases, and from charts, questionnaires, and home visits to patients. RESULTS: The study included 40 patients, 26 (65%) of whom were males. Individuals over the age of 50 had a 66% higher rate of adverse effects than subjects who were 50 years old or less (CI 95%, 1.14-2.41). The average age of individuals who reported some type of adverse effect was 44.11 years (SD = 20.14), while the average age of the group that did not report any adverse effect was of 25.46 years (SD = 18.37; p < 0.01). Clinical healing was 67.5%, and 10% of patients discontinued the treatment. CONCLUSIONS: In the treatment of ATL, the age of patients should be considered, because most adverse reactions occur in individuals over 50 years of age. For this reason, the drug should be used with restriction in these cases.

scholarly journals Capture of Triatoma arthurneivai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) using a new luminous trap in Southeast Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 774-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Victor Leite Dias ◽  
Bethânia Alves de Avelar ◽  
Hildebrando Cirqueira Júnior ◽  
Liléia Diotaiuti ◽  
Herton Helder Rocha Pires
Keyword(s):  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Trap Design ◽  
Southeast Brazil ◽  
Triatomine Bugs ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
The City

INTRODUCTION: Triatomine bug captures in the wild are laborious and time-consuming. Some traps may assist in this task. We report a new trap design and the capture of a specimen of a triatomine rarely found. METHODS: Two luminous traps were installed in the city of Diamantina, State of Minas Gerais, and surveyed weekly for a year. RESULTS: A Triatoma arthurneivai female and other triatomine bugs were caught. CONCLUSIONS: A new trap design may be used in triatomine bugs field captures, mainly in low density areas. We assume the center of endemism of Triatoma arthurneivai is the Espinhaço Mountain range.

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