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Prof. Dr. Antonio Augusto Ferreira Carioca

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Department of Nutrition, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza 60811-905, Brazil
Interests: eating behaviors; nutritional epidemiology; social epidemiology

Prof. Dr. Ilana Nogueira Bezerra
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Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Ceara State University, Fortaleza 60714-903, Brazil
Interests: dietary surveys; nutritional epidemiology; eating behaviors

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Dear Colleagues,

Eating behavior and dietary patterns have been studied by the most important scientists in the field of nutrition and nutritional epidemiology. Much interest has been placed in understanding how eating behaviors and dietary patterns influence health and nutritional status throughout life cycles. Eating behaviors and dietary patterns have multiple causal factors and have numerous implications for health and nutritional status during various life cycles. The use of innovative methods and tools from psychology and statistics has changed our view of the interface and relationship between behaviors and lifestyles on nutritional status. However, there are still many gaps, especially related to measurement tools, analysis methods, and innovative approaches to evaluate the determinants and impacts of these issues. This Special Issue is aimed at understanding causal factors of eating behaviors and dietary patterns and how they are developed throughout individuals’ life, including actions and behaviors guided by thoughts, beliefs, knowledge, values, culture, and environment and how they may be related to the nutritional status of individuals or population groups. Articles addressing the themes: eating behavior, dietary patterns, and nutritional status are invited for this Special Issue, especially those that combine the use of innovative tools in the evaluation of this interface and have an expanded view of nutrition science and nutritional epidemiology.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Augusto Ferreira Carioca
Prof. Dr. Ilana Nogueira Bezerra
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eating behaviors
dietary patterns
food security
nutritional status
nutritional evaluation
population studies in public health
food environment
dietary surveys

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Factors Associated with Adherence to the Brazilian Food Guide in Food Service Workers

Lia Silveira Adriano

Brena Barreto Barbosa

Maran Atha Rebelo de Campos

Victoria Maria Ferreira Lima

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Eliane Mara Viana Henriques

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(18), 6765; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186765 - 15 Sep 2023

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The present study aimed to evaluate factors associated with adherence to the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population (GAPB) among food service workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 421 employees from 43 food service establishments located in a capital of Brazil. Health and lifestyle data were collected, including the continuous use of medication, smoking, physical activity, and alcohol consumption. An instrument based on the GAPB was utilized, covering the domains of planning, household organization, eating habits, and food choices, according to GAPB recommendations. The findings revealed a direct association between the quality of life scores and the total GAPB adherence score (β = 1.17; p < 0.001), as well as the domains of planning (β = 0.53; p < 0.001), household organization (β = 0.22; p = 0.001), and eating habits (β = 0.38; p < 0.001). Adherence to the GAPB among food service workers was strongly linked to their perception of quality of life, in addition to other factors such as gender, age, education, type of work activity, and variables of lifestyle. Therefore, the eating practices of these employees need to be assessed comprehensively, and enhancing their quality of life can encourage proper and healthy eating. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Eating Behaviors, Dietary Patterns and Nutritional Status in Children, Adults and the Older Generation)

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Local Food Environment and Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods: Cross-Sectional Data from the Nutritionists’ Health Study—NutriHS

Brena Barreto Barbosa

Lucca Nielsen

Breno Souza de Aguiar

Marcelo Antunes Failla

Larissa Fortunato Araújo

Larissa Loures Mendes

Soraia Pinheiro Machado

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Antonio Augusto Ferreira Carioca

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(18), 6749; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186749 - 13 Sep 2023

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This study aimed to analyze whether community food environments are associated with individual food consumption among nutrition students and newly graduated nutritionists. This cross-sectional study used data from the Nutritionists’ Health Study cohort, which included 357 undergraduate nutrition students from the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Exposure to the food environment was defined as the proximity and availability of food outlets within a 500 m buffer from the participants’ homes. Food consumption was assessed using a Food Frequency Questionnaire and analyzed according to the NOVA classification. Multi-level linear regression models with fixed effects were used to estimate the presence of food outlets within the buffer and their association with food consumption. The presence of mini-markets in the buffer in the fourth quartile was associated with lower consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) when observing socioeconomic and lifestyle conditions (β = −3.29; 95% CI = −6.39 to −0.19). The presence of bakeries and coffee shops was related to lower consumption of ultra-processed foods among participants when observing socioeconomic conditions (β = −3.10; 95% CI = −6.18 to −0.02). There was no clear evidence of an association between the type of food outlet and UPF consumption. The community food environment seemed to influence food consumption among study participants, although clearer and more consistent evidence on this subject is needed. Full article

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