Publications by authors named "Emanuele Santos"

Article Synopsis
  • Food neophobia (FN) among children, especially those with gluten-related disorders (GRD), can lead to poor nutrition and health issues, making it crucial to address in early childhood.
  • A study surveyed 209 Brazilian children aged 4 to 11 years with GRD, finding that 43.1% had moderate FN, particularly towards vegetables, with girls showing a greater aversion.
  • The persistence of FN across age groups indicates potential long-term nutritional challenges, highlighting the need for targeted interventions for these children.
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Food neophobia (FN), a frequent disorder in childhood, profoundly impacts the quality of a diet, restricting the intake of nutrients to maintain proper nutrition. Therefore, using the appropriate tools to assess FN in children to promote healthy eating habits is essential. The study aimed to develop an integrative review with a systematic approach to identify the instruments to measure FN in children and analyze their differences.

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Considering the importance of schools for sustainable food offers and the formation of conscientious citizens on sustainability, this systematic review aimed to verify the recommendations on sustainability in school feeding policies and the sustainability practices adopted in schools. The research question that guided this study is "what are the recommendations on sustainability in school feeding policies and the sustainability practices adopted in schools?". This systematic review was prepared according to PRISMA, and its checklist was registered in PROSPERO.

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Objective: To review the literature on sleep changes and brain function in children with microcephaly due to Zika virus.

Method: Systematic review conducted in the databases MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, EMBASE, LILACS, and SciELO and the grey databases Google Scholar and OpenGrey.

Results: Ten Brazilian primary studies with observational research design were included.

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Visualization is essential for understanding the increasing volumes of digital data. However, the process required to create insightful visualizations is involved and time consuming. Although several visualization tools are available, including tools with sophisticated visual interfaces, they are out of reach for users who have little or no knowledge of visualization techniques and/or who do not have programming expertise.

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