The association among the consumption of ultra-processed food and body image, nutritional status and physical activity of pregnant women at the primary health care

Autor: Carolina Amaral Oliveira Rodrigues, Giselle Mara Mendes Silva Leão, Ruth Emanuele Silva Andrade, Rafael Silveira Freire, Lívia Castro Crivellenti, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo Brito, Lucinéia de Pinho
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, Vol 23 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-9304
DOI: 10.1590/1806-9304202300000362-en
Popis: Abstract Objectives: to analyze the consumption of ultra-processed food and its association with body image, physical activity, nutritional status and self-assessment on food of pregnant women enrolled in the Primary Health Care. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study carried out with pregnant women enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. Data were collected through a questionnaire. The dependent variable was the consumption of ultra-processed food, and the independent ones addressed body appearance, physical activity, nutritional status, self-assessment on food and food consumption. Descriptive analysis was carried out and for association of analysis, the linear regression model was used with crude and adjusted associations. Results: 1,185 pregnant women participated in the study. Caloric intake from ultra-processed food represented 32.0% of these women’s daily diet. There was an association between consumption of ultra-processed food and physical activity (β=-0.08; p
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