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- A Educação para a Alimentação e as Práticas Alimentares de Jovens que Frequentam os 2º e 3º Ciclos do Ensino BásicoPublication . Fernandes, Sofia Rafaela; Guiné, Raquel; Cardoso, Ana Paula; Abrantes, José Luís; Ferreira, ManuelaEste trabalho procura avaliar o conhecimento e as práticas de jovens no que concerne à alimentação saudável. Para o efeito, foi realizado um inquérito por questionário a uma amostra de 852 alunos do 5.º ao 9.º ano de escolaridade, do concelho de Viseu (Portugal). Os dados revelam que os inquiridos possuem alguma informação sobre alimentação saudável. A maior parte identifica a roda dos alimentos atual e é através da escola, pais/ familiares e TV que obtém o conhecimento. Contudo, verifica-se que há conteúdos não assimilados, o que demonstra que há ainda trabalho pedagógico a desenvolver ao nível da educação alimentar dos jovens.
- Factors Affecting the Body Mass Index in Adolescents in Portuguese SchoolsPublication . Guiné, Raquel; Fernandes, Sofia; Ferreira, Manuela; Cardoso, Ana Paula; Abrantes, José LuísThe prevalence of overweight and obesity among children is increasing; hence, it was aimed to assess the Body Mass Index (BMI) in school children aged from 10 to 18 years for girls and to 17 for boys, as well as to identify the factors influencing BMI. This study included 742 students who answered a questionnaire previously approved for application in schools. The results showed some sociodemographic factors associated with BMI classes: age, school year, practicing high competition sport, being federate in a sport or having a vegetarian diet. The educational factors associated with BMI classes included only seminars given at school by a nutritionist. Behavioural factors significantly associated with BMI included: learning in classes, playing in the open air, reading books or use of internet. As conclusion, the results demonstrated that several factors affect BMI, and hence some actions could be taken in order to change them so as to reduce the prevalence of overweight, namely reinforcing the role of school and a more active participation of nutritionists in the education of the adolescents.
- Study About the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Portuguese PopulationPublication . Martinho, Célia; Correia, Ana; Gonçalves, FMJ; Abrantes, José Luís; Carvalho, R; Guiné, RaquelThe association between dietary fiber, health benefits and healthy food has been studied in recent years. The food industry, to accompany the strong interest shown by consumers, has placed at their disposal new products, rich in dietary fiber. This work intended to make a statistical analysis of the knowledge of the Portuguese population about fibres, and for that a survey was conducted of a sample of 182 individuals. Some topics covered included consumption habits, knowledge about fibres, means of dissemination and information, food labelling or the relationship between fibres and health, among others. The most relevant results indicate that only 13% of respondents eat two meals a day with vegetables and/or salads and 9% eat at least 3 pieces of fruit. Whole grains are never consumed by only 41% and 18% do so at least once a week. Around 35% of respondents know about the origin of fibres whereas 70% say there is a greater amount of fibre in legumes, fruit with skin and whole foods. The consultation of food labels is of interest to 80% of respondents, although the fibre content is not of interest for 43% of respondents. The vast majority (90%) of respondents have the notion that fibre intake contrib- utes to the prevention and treatment of diseases. With this work it was concluded that the individuals in the survey reveal an insufficient level of knowledge about dietary fibre and that, although they give great importance to the role of fibres in treatment and prevention of diseases, the level of intake is too low.