Association between dietary inflammatory index and anthropometric indicators of adiposity in Brazilian adolescents.

Background: Diet may play a role in the regulation of obesity-related low-grade chronic inflammation.

Objective: Assess the association of the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) with anthropometric indicators of adiposity in Brazilian adolescents.

Methods: Data were collected from 71 740 adolescents (12-17 years old) examined in the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents.

Effect of phytosterol capsule supplementation associated with the National Cholesterol Education Program Step 2 diet on low-density lipoprotein in children and adolescents with dyslipidemia: A double-blind crossover trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of phytosterol capsule supplementation associated with the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Step 2 diet on LDL-C levels in children and adolescents with dyslipidemia.

Methods: This is a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial conducted with children and adolescents (n = 31; mean ± SD, age 9.0 ± 2.

Influence of school ambience on the nutritional statusof preschoolers of Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This study evaluated school ambience and the nutritional status of preschoolers in the Macaé city public system. This is a cross-sectional study with secondary anthropometric data collected between 2012 and 2014. In all, 962 children, aged 2.

Procedures of measurement of the body mass in children by community health agents in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2010-2011.

Objective: to describe the measurement process of the body mass in children under seven years old, assisted by community health agents in primary health care units of the Family Health Strategy, in Macaé-RJ, Brazil.

Methods: a descriptive study with community health agents who measured the body mass of children, from August 2010 to August 2011.

Results: ¾ (n=65) of the community health agents from Macaé Primary Health Care were observed in 196 measurements; in 66.

Situation of the supplementary diet of children between 6 and 24 months attended in the Primary Care Network of Macaé, RJ, Brazil.

This study aimed to analyze the supplementary nutritional situation of children aged 6-24 months attended by the Primary Care unit of Macaé/RJ. It was conducted as a cross-sectional study, and data was obtained from the SISVAN Web website, including and analyzing all of the records (n=218) of children between 6-24 months in the year 2013. In infants between 6-12 months, the consumption of 72.

High cesarean prevalence in a national population-based study in Brazil: the role of private practice.

Background: Excessive use of cesarean sections (CSs) is a serious problem worldwide.

Objective: To estimate the frequency and identify factors associated with cesarean deliveries in Brazil.

Design: Cross-sectional study conducted in 2006-2007 as part of the third edition of the Children's and Women's National Demographic and Health Survey.