Consumption of ultra-processed foods and associated factors in adults: evidence from the 2008-2009 Campinas Health Survey.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the consumption of ultra-processed (UP) foods and associated factors among adults. We used cross-sectional data on 947 adults from the 2008-2009 Campinas Health Survey. Food consumption data were collected using the 24-h dietary recall method and food items were classified according to NOVA classification based on the nature, extent and purpose of industrial processing.

Health services, intersectoriality and social control: a comparative study on a conditional income transfer program.

The Bolsa Família Program (BFP) is one of the largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world, providing cash transfers and intersectoral actions. The aim of this study was to compare whether there is a difference in access to health services, intersectoral actions and social control, between families entitled or not, to the BFP. A cross-sectional study was carried out.

Self-reported hypertension in adults residing in Campinas, Brazil: prevalence, associated factors and control practices in a population-based study.

Objectives: Evaluate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension in adults aged 20 to 59 years as well as identify associated factors, the use of health services and disease control practices according to the possession or not of a private healthcare plan.

Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Campinas, Brazil, involving 957 adults.

Results: The prevalence of self-reported hypertension was 14.

Nutritional variables and work-related accidents: a case-control study.

Background: Nutritional aspects are important for the prevention of diseases and disorders, and few studies have focused on the relationship between risk of work injury and nutritional variables.

Objective: This study aimed to verify whether nutritional variables constitute risk factors for work-related accidents.

Participants: 1,422 industrial workers (600 cases plus 822 controls).

Migrant labor and wear-out in manual sugarcane harvesting in São Paulo, Brazil.

The scope of this paper is to describe the work of manual sugarcane harvesters, assessing the nutritional behavior and body composition between the beginning and the end of the harvest. A descriptive longitudinal study was made of harvesters in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, who answered a socio-demographic questionnaire and authorized measurement of Body Mass Index, Body Fat Percentage and Arm Muscle Circumference at three stages. Creatine kinase on the skeletal isoform, C-reactive protein and plasma urea were measured at the end of the harvest.

[Spatial distribution of risks for work-related injuries in a city of Southeastern Brazil].

Objective: To assess spatial distribution of risks for work-related injuries controlled for nutritional variables and other covariables.

Methods: Hospital-based spatial case-control study with work-related injuries spatial distribution as the main variable of interest. A total of 794 workers were selected between May and October 2004.