Racism and food insecurity: misfortunes of a Quilombola community in the Brazilian Legal Amazon.

This study examined food insecurity in the Quilombola community of Imbiral Cabeça-Branca, in Maranhão, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the last quarter of 2021 with 25 household heads from the community. Most participants were women (52.

Comparison of beriberi cases in indigenous and non-indigenous people, Brazil, 2013 to 2018.

Beriberi is the clinical manifestation of severe and prolonged thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. It is a neglected disease that affects low-income populations facing food and nutrition insecurity. The aim of this study was to compare cases of beriberi among indigenous and non-indigenous people in Brazil.

Racial and regional inequality in the temporal trend of stunting and excess weight in Brazilian children under five years of age.

Objective: To analyze the occurrence of racial and regional inequality in the temporal trend of the prevalence of stunting and overweight in Brazilian children under five years of age over the years 2008-2018.

Methods: An ecological time-series study with data from the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System on the prevalence of stunting and overweight in children under five years old according to race/skin color, region, and year. To assess differences between median prevalence per year of outcomes, the Kruskal-Wallis test was performed.

Beriberi in Brazil: A Disease That Affects Indigenous People.

Background: Beriberi is the clinical manifestation of thiamine deficiency. It is multicausal and typically associated with poverty and food insecurity among vulnerable populations, such as indigenous people.

Objective: The objective of this study was to carry out a spatial analysis of reported cases of beriberi among indigenous people in Brazil.

Malnutrition and associated factors among quilombola children under 60 months of age in two cities of the state of Maranhão, Brazil.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in children under 60 months of age living in quilombo remnant communities of two municipalities in the state of Maranhão and their associated factors.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with a sample of 372 children in August 2015. Socioeconomic, demographic, maternal and child information were collected.

Nutrition profile of children in Maranhão state.

Introduction: Combating malnutrition is among the greatest health challenges and needs to be guided by the reality of each region. Studies that assess nutritional status are essential to support interventions, especially in children.

Objective: To analyze the nutritional status of under-five children attended by the family health strategyin the state of Maranhao.