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OBJECTIVE: To assess the nutritional and dietetic profile of freshman Nutrition undergraduate students, and its association with stages of changes (Transtheoretical Model) for fruit and vegetable intake. METHODS: Demographic (age and gender), anthropometric (body mass index and waist circumference) and nutritional (pattern of fruit and vegetable intake) data were obtained. The Transtheoretical Model was used to identify the stages of change for fruit and vegetable intake. Food consumption was assessed with a questionnaire developed by the Ministry of Health. The significance level considered for all statistical tests was 0.05 (p<0.05). RESULTS: From 433 eligible students, anthropometric measurements were taken from 219 (50.6%), and 299 (69%) underwent food intake evaluation. The sample included undergraduate students with a low frequency of adequate fruit and vegetables intake (29.8%), being the majority (64.9%) of them classified as at the preparation stage to increase the intake of these food groups. Prevalence of adequate fruit and vegetables intake was higher among students at the action/maintenance stages (83.3%) compared to those at the precontemplation/contemplation (18.3%) and at the preparation stages (32.0%). Students at the preparation stage presented the highest medians for body mass index (p=0.004) and waist circumference (p=0.039) compared to those at the precontemplation/contemplation stages. There was no association between fruit and vegetables intake and the presence of overweight or abdominal obesity (p=0.373). CONCLUSION: This instrument is effective to predict the food intake and, even among aware individuals and ready to change their food behavior, the prevalence of nutritional risk is high.
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Comportamento Alimentar , Frutas , Estado Nutricional , Estudantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Verduras , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Antropometria , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação Nutricional , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Inquéritos e Questionários , Universidades , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Objective : To assess the nutritional and dietetic profile of freshman Nutrition undergraduate students, and its association with stages of changes (Transtheoretical Model) for fruit and vegetable intake. Methods : Demographic (age and gender), anthropometric (body mass index and waist circumference) and nutritional (pattern of fruit and vegetable intake) data were obtained. The Transtheoretical Model was used to identify the stages of change for fruit and vegetable intake. Food consumption was assessed with a questionnaire developed by the Ministry of Health. The significance level considered for all statistical tests was 0.05 (p<0.05). Results : From 433 eligible students, anthropometric measurements were taken from 219 (50.6%), and 299 (69%) underwent food intake evaluation. The sample included undergraduate students with a low frequency of adequate fruit and vegetables intake (29.8%), being the majority (64.9%) of them classified as at the preparation stage to increase the intake of these food groups. Prevalence of adequate fruit and vegetables intake was higher among students at the action/maintenance stages (83.3%) compared to those at the precontemplation/contemplation (18.3%) and at the preparation stages (32.0%). Students at the preparation stage presented the highest medians for body mass index (p=0.004) and waist circumference (p=0.039) compared to those at the precontemplation/contemplation stages. There was no association between fruit and vegetables intake and the presence of overweight or abdominal obesity (p=0.373). Conclusion : This instrument is effective to predict the food intake and, even among aware individuals and ready to change their food behavior, the prevalence of nutritional risk is high. .
Objetivo : Avaliar o perfil nutricional e dietético de universitários ingressantes no curso de Nutrição, e associá-lo aos estágios de mudança do comportamento (Modelo Transteórico) para consumo de frutas e hortaliças. Métodos : Foram coletados dados demográficos (idade e gênero), antropométricos (índice de massa corporal e circunferência da cintura) e nutricionais (perfil de consumo de frutas e hortaliças). Foi aplicado o Modelo Transteórico para investigar o estágio de mudança comportamental para consumo de frutas e hortaliças. O consumo alimentar foi avaliado com instrumento empregado pelo Ministério da Saúde. Para todos os testes estatísticos foi adotado nível de significância 0,05 (p<0,05). Resultados : Dos 433 alunos elegíveis, 219 (50,6%) participaram da antropometria e 299 (69%) da avaliação do consumo alimentar. A amostra foi constituída por universitários com baixa frequência de consumo adequado de frutas e hortaliças (29,8%), sendo a maioria classificada na preparação (64,9%) para aumentar a ingestão desses alimentos. A frequência de consumo adequado de frutas e hortaliças entre universitários na ação/manutenção (83,3%) foi superior à identificada entre aqueles na pré-contemplação/contemplação (18,3%) e na preparação (32,0%). Os alunos na preparação apresentaram maiores medianas de índice de massa corporal (p=0,004) e circunferência da cintura (p=0,039) em relação aos pré-contempladores/contempladores. Não foi identificada associação entre consumo de frutas e hortaliças e excesso de peso ou obesidade abdominal (p=0,373). Conclusão : O instrumento utilizado é eficaz em predizer o consumo alimentar e, mesmo ...