Publications by authors named "Larissa G Baraldi"
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- U.S. fruit and vegetable consumption is significantly below the WHO's recommended 400 g per day, prompting the study to examine how cooking techniques may influence dietary habits.
- * The research utilized NHANES 2009-2010 data to assess the relationship between cooking frequency and the intake of fruits, vegetables, and dietary fiber among over 9,700 participants.
- * Results revealed that frequent home cooking (≥5 times a week) led to higher consumption of fruits and vegetables, and using various cooking methods increased vegetable intake by five times, resulting in a moderate boost in daily fiber intake.
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- The study examined how much sugary drink companies contributed to electoral campaigns in Brazil and who benefited from these funds.
- In the 2014 elections, 49 sugary drink companies and 52 related corporations contributed 7.3% of all corporate campaign finances, significantly influencing 11.7% of candidates and 46.2% of those elected.
- Elected officials funded by this sector were more likely to be from the southeast, have higher levels of education, and identify as professional politicians, indicating a potential link between financing and political success.
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- The study focused on prenatal care interventions aimed at improving diet and physical activity among pregnant women, particularly promoting healthy eating and leisure-time walking.
- Health professionals from the Family Health Strategy model received training to implement these interventions, with 181 participants in the intervention group and 172 in a control group receiving standard care.
- Results showed that the intervention increased leisure-time walking in later trimesters and significantly reduced the consumption of soft drinks and commercially prepared cookies among participants.
This study aimed to identify individual, household and sociodemographic factors associated with changes in food consumption that lead to changes in the diet quality, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic concerning Brazilian adults. Improvements or worsening in diet quality (IDQ or WDQ) were verified using an exploratory online survey which investigated whether participants (n = 4780) increased or decreased their consumption of food subgroups that mark positive or negative food patterns. Respondents also agreed or disagreed with their beliefs about food safety, cooking skills, family support, home characterization, feelings and behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The double burden of malnutrition points to an urgent need to develop strategies to promote healthy diets. Health professionals are key elements for health promotion and must be prepared to deal with these issues in health services.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention based on Brazilian Dietary Guidelines in the practice of multidisciplinary teams working in primary health care.
Background: Longitudinal studies have shown significant dose-response associations between dietary share of ultraprocessed foods and the incidence of several noncommunicable diseases and all-cause mortality. Several attributes of ultraprocessed foods are potential mechanisms for their link with health outcomes, including their typically unbalanced nutrient profile, high glycemic loads, high energy intake rate, and the presence of food additives, neoformed substances, and substances released by synthetic packaging materials. However, no studies have assessed the plausibility of reduced water intake as an additional association of diets rich in ultraprocessed foods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present commentary contains a clear and simple guide designed to identify ultra-processed foods. It responds to the growing interest in ultra-processed foods among policy makers, academic researchers, health professionals, journalists and consumers concerned to devise policies, investigate dietary patterns, advise people, prepare media coverage, and when buying food and checking labels in shops or at home. Ultra-processed foods are defined within the NOVA classification system, which groups foods according to the extent and purpose of industrial processing.
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- The study analyzed ultra-processed food consumption in the USA from 2007 to 2012, revealing that nearly 60% of total caloric intake came from these foods.
- The research found that consumption tended to decrease with age and income, and was higher among non-Hispanic whites and blacks compared to other racial/ethnic groups, as well as lower among individuals with college education.
- There was a significant increase in ultra-processed food consumption over the study period, particularly among males, adolescents, and those with a high school education level.
Objective: Experimental studies have shown that human macronutrient regulation minimizes variation in absolute protein intake and consequently energy intake varies passively with dietary protein density ('protein leverage'). According to the 'protein leverage hypothesis' (PLH), protein leverage interacts with a reduction in dietary protein density to drive energy overconsumption and obesity. Worldwide increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has been hypothesized to be an important determinant of dietary protein dilution, and consequently an ecological driving force of energy overconsumption and the obesity pandemic.
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- The study aims to estimate the impact of lowering saturated fats, trans-fats, salt, and added sugars in Brazil's diet on cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths by 2030.
- The research utilized data from the 2008/2009 Brazilian Household Budget Survey and modeled different scenarios for nutrient reductions, predicting varying degrees of mortality reduction in CVD.
- The findings suggest that significant dietary changes could lead to a substantial decrease in CVD deaths, emphasizing the need for regulatory policies to reduce ultra-processed food consumption and promote healthier food options.
Objectives: To investigate the contribution of ultra-processed foods to the intake of added sugars in the USA. Ultra-processed foods were defined as industrial formulations which, besides salt, sugar, oils and fats, include substances not used in culinary preparations, in particular additives used to imitate sensorial qualities of minimally processed foods and their culinary preparations.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on the micronutrient content of the Brazilian population's diet. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed using data on individual food consumption from a module of the 2008-2009 Brazilian Household Budget Survey. A representative sample of the Brazilian population aged 10 years or over was assessed (n = 32,898).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity indicators among Brazilian adults and adolescents.
Methods: We used cross-sectional data on 30,243 individuals aged ≥10 years from the 2008-2009 Brazilian Dietary Survey. Food consumption data were collected through 24-h food records.
Objective: To present and discuss the dietary guidelines issued by the Brazilian government in 2014.
Design: The present paper describes the aims of the guidelines, their shaping principles and the approach used in the development of recommendations. The main recommendations are outlined, their significance for the cultural, socio-economic and environmental aspects of sustainability is discussed, and their application to other countries is considered.
OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on the nutritional dietary profile in Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted with data from the module on individual food consumption from the 2008-2009 Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF - Brazilian Family Budgets Survey). The sample, which represented the section of the Brazilian population aged 10 years or over, involved 32,898 individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The global burden of non-communicable diseases partly reflects growing exposure to ultra-processed food products (UPPs). These heavily marketed UPPs are cheap and convenient for consumers and profitable for manufacturers, but contain high levels of salt, fat and sugars. This study aimed to explore the potential mortality reduction associated with future policies for substantially reducing ultra-processed food intake in the UK.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The analysis of social indicators and health status of parents and children is a preferred way to estimate the potential for social mobility in different societies or different periods in the same society.
Objective: To analyze the evolution of educational and nutritional status of the Brazilian families by an intergenerational approach.
Methods: A representative sample of the Brazilian population, consisting of parents (35 to 65 years old) and young adults (20 to 24 years old) obtained from three national surveys NHNS (1989), HBS (2003 and 2009).
The study aims to describe trends in food consumption away from home in Brazil from 2002-2003 to 2008-2009 and to analyze the influence of income on this behavior. The authors used data collected by the Household Budget Surveys conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2002-2003 and 2008-2009. The information analyzed in this study involves records of food and beverage purchases for consumption away from home.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Production and consumption of industrially processed food and drink products have risen in parallel with the global increase in overweight and obesity and related chronic non-communicable diseases. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between household availability of processed and ultra-processed products and the prevalence of excess weight (overweight plus obesity) and obesity in Brazil.
Methods: The study was based on data from the 2008-2009 Household Budget Survey involving a probabilistic sample of 55,970 Brazilian households.
Objective: To analyze the influence of conditional cash transfer programs on diet and nutrition outcomes among beneficiary families in Brazil.
Methods: A systematic review of literature was carried out with original evaluation studies conducted in Brazil, including all types of clinical trials and observational studies. The search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and LILACS databases for papers published since 1990.
This paper tests the hypothesis that one important factor determining household availability of ready-to-consume products is their cost relative to the rest of the diet. National food expenditure surveys in the UK (2008) and Brazil (2008-09) were used. Purchased food quantities were converted into dietary energy (calories) and classified into three groups: (1) foods that are unprocessed or minimally processed; (2) processed culinary ingredients; and (3) ready-to-consume products, either processed or ultra-processed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the consistency between height and weight values obtained by direct measurement and reporting in contemporary national surveys.
Methods: A group of 20 to 39 year olds were selected in the Household Budget Survey (POF) and Surveillance System Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases Survey Telephone (VIGITEL), 2008 and 2009. The surveys were matched by sex and age.