Nutritional orientation and anthropometric parameters of teachers

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Aline Alves
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Rocha, Kely Camargos da, Barbosa, Meire de Oliveira, Almeida, Martha Elisa Ferreira de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/2949
• topic: Antropometria; Ensino; Saúde; Trabalhos multidisciplinares; Docência; Avaliação Nutricional; Antropometría; Enseñanza; Salud; Trabajo multidisciplinar; Anthropometry; Teaching; Health; Multidisciplinary work

Teachers are directly exposed to the development of non-communicable chronic diseases, whose prevention and treatment rely heavily on nutritional education activities. This study sought to evaluate the effects of nutritional orientation on the teachers’ anthropometric parameters. Some anthropometric parameters (Body Mass Index, Waist/Hip Ratio, Body Adiposity Index) were analyzed at the beginning (step 1) and end (step 4) of the study, after distribution of nutritional guidelines, as well as the participants’ nutritional knowledge and difficulties to follow such orientations. Data were evaluated by Wilcoxon and Fisher’s exact tests at 5% significance. Most participants were overweight at the beginning and end of the study, showing a lack of change in nutritional status. Data analysis showed no association between nutritional status classification and the knowledge and use of the pyramid, physical activity and healthy eating. Most teachers reported changes in their eating habits and had no difficulties in following the proposed orientations. In conclusion, nutritional orientation alone for two months are insufficient to improve the nutritional status of teachers. A long-term multidisciplinary work (nutritional, psychological, and physical activity) is necessary to improve anthropometric parameters.