Evaluation of food frequency, nutritional and anthropometric profile in adolescents

Keywords: Adolescent, Breakfast, Nutritional status

Abstract

To evaluate food frequency and verify the association with nutritional and anthropometric profile in adolescents. Sociodemographic and anthropometric data were collected, as well as a three-day food record to identify food frequency, whether or not breakfast was served and the average consumption of dairy products and ultra-processed foods. Sixty-three adolescents aged 14 to 16 years, mostly females (61.9%), participated in the study. In none of the associations it was possible to identify significant differences, however it was observed: consumption of ≥4 meals a day present in 60.3% of the adolescents, being linked to overweight; low consumption of dairy products in both genders and high consumption of ultra-processed foods among younger people. The breakfast variable did not establish an association with the nutritional status of the sample. There was no relation found between food frequency and the nutritional and anthropometric profile in adolescents. However, further studies should be encouraged.

Author Biographies

Suélen Zampieri Reginato, Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha - FSG
Departament of Nutritiom, Undergraduate Course of Nutrition, University Center of Serra Gaúcha (FSG), Caxias do Sul (RS), Brazil
Priscila Berti Zanella, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
Departament of Nutrition, Postgraduate Program in Pulmonology Sciences, University Federal of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
Ana Lúcia Hoefel, Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha - FSG
Departament of Nutritiom, Undergraduate Course of Nutrition, University Center of Serra Gaúcha (FSG), Caxias do Sul (RS), Brazil

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Published
2022-11-18
Section
Artigos Originas - Promoção da Saúde