Prevalence of overweight and obesity in community health agents in the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul, 2017.

Objective To analyze overweight and obesity prevalence among community health agents in southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, according to sociodemographic, behavioral and health variables. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using data collected in 21 municipalities between March 2016 and May 2017. Weight and height data were self-reported by participants.

Food consumption markers in women from the rural area of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2017.

Objective: to analyze markers of healthy and unhealthy food consumption and associated socio-economic, demographic and behavioral factors in women in the rural area of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.

Methods: this was a cross-sectional population-based study conducted in 2017; outcomes were collected using a Ministry of Health food consumption marker instrument; Poisson regression was used.

Results: 963 women (15-49 years old) were included in the study; previous day consumption frequencies were beans 71.