Dietary Quality Maintained among Overweight Brazilian Women Enrolled in a Primary Healthcare Service

作者：Horta Paula Martins^*; Souza Lopes Aline Cristine; dos Santos Luana Caroline

来源：Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014, 32(4): 608-614.

• Diet
• Diet surveys
• Epidemiology
• Primary healthcare
• Brazil

The present study aimed to evaluate the dietary quality maintained among 113 overweight [ body mass index (BMI) %26gt;= 25.0 kg/m(2)] women aged %26gt;= 20 years, who were enrolled in a Brazilian primary healthcare service in 2009. Dietary quality was evaluated using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-1995, which was adapted in the Brazilian context. Statistical analysis included linear regression adjusted by self-reporting energy intake. The prevalence of obesity (BMI %26gt;= 30.0 kg/m(2)), elevated waist-circumference, and excessive body-fat were 85.8%, 98.2%, and 100% respectively. Data on dietary quality indicated an HEI score of 66.6 (11.3), with low mean scores for milk and dairy products%26apos; (2.6) and %26apos;vegetables%26apos; (3.1). The calcium (beta= 0.40) and vitamin C (beta= 0.27) intake was positively associated with the HEI score. Fat (beta=-0.38) and sodium (beta=-0.21) intake and protein adequacy (beta=-18.17) were inversely associated with the dietary quality. We found that the dietary quality in this study population needs improvement, demonstrating the importance of nutritional counselling within the primary healthcare service.

• 出版日期2014-12