Nutritional status, consumption of ultraprocessed foods and body image of adolescents from a private school in the city of Juiz de Fora - MG

• Autor(a) principal: Andrade, Lilian Moreira Moraes
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Costa, Jessica Almeida, Carrara, Camila Ferreira, Netto, Michele Pereira, Carlos Cândido, Ana Paula, Silva, Renata Maria Souza Oliveira e, Mendes, Larissa Loures
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/25937
• topic: Teenager; Nutritional status; Ultraprocessed foods; Adolescente; Estado Nutricional; Alimentos ultraprocessados.

Introduction: Adolescence is a phase with intense nutritional changes and high vulnerability, which strengthens the need for research in this group. Objective: To evaluate the perception of body image and associated factors in adolescents from a private school in the city of Juiz de Fora- MG. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in 2016, developed with students of both sexes, whose age ranges from ten to fourteen years of age, enrolled in a private school in the Municipality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais . The anthropometric data evaluated in the adolescents were weight, height and waist circumference, standardized according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health. Data were also collected regarding dietary habits and the perception of body image of the individuals, through semi-structured questionnaires and auto-filled. Anthropometric data were collected from 50 individuals. The analyzes were processed in SPSS software, version 20.0. Results: We found an association between the age variable and body image dissatisfaction, where adolescents below 12 years of age presented greater dissatisfaction with body image. In addition, in relation to nutritional status, it was possible to observe a high prevalence of body dissatisfaction among obese and overweight individuals. Regarding eating habits, 84.6% of adolescents allocated half of their purchases to the purchase of ultraprocessed foods. Conclusion: The consumption of ultraprocessed among adolescents was great, as was dissatisfaction with body image. These findings demonstrate the importance of the implementation of public actions, aimed at adolescents, aiming to promote healthy eating and prevention of obesity, overweight and body image disorders.