In terms of public health, the prevalence of anemia is characterized as a moderate problem in the studied population and demonstrates the need for coordination of interdisciplinary actions for its reduction in CMEI nurseries.

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Breastfeeding is a multifaceted phenomenon involving the complexity of the social world, the roles assumed by women, their attributes and social expectations. This theoretical essay proposes a reflection on motherhood, problematizing the experience of breastfeeding and the construction of social identity in line with Anselm Levi Strauss's sociological concepts of interactionism. This article sought to make associations between body, identity, and socialization processes in adulthood, generated by new social demands in fulfilling the roles of woman and mother, focusing on the breastfeeding experience. The way motherhood is conceived in contemporary society and the register of breastfeeding as a phenomenon of nature are problematized to give the woman a vocation to motherhood and breastfeeding, producing a social expectation of the innate ability to perform them.

Although digital photos have the potential to improve the precision of reported portions in dietary assessment, there are few studies investigating its accuracy in comparison to printed photos. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of adults in quantifying food portion sizes using printed and digital photos, displayed on computer-screens and tablets. In total, 1165 evaluations were performed for 60 photos of portion sizes in Brazil. Each participant (n = 58) attended two sessions in the study center, with an interval of at least one week. In each session, twelve food portions were prepared and randomly evaluated by each participant in its printed and digital forms. The mean error (difference between the estimated and true portions) was not significantly different between the printed photos (2.1 g ± 47.2) and the digital ones (−6.4 g ± 53.7). The agreement on using the printed and digital photos was 91% and 90%, respectively. Furthermore, the use of the tablet was more prone to underestimation when compared to printed and computer-screen photos (p < 0.001). Overall, participants did not present major difficulties in perceiving the portion sizes using the printed and digital photos, but the use of tablets led to less accurate results, indicating that this needs to be further evaluated.

De modo a conhecer melhor as condições de saúde, de nutrição e de segurança alimentar das crianças que residem em assentamentos e acampamentos rurais, o presente trabalho avaliou menores de dois anos de idade de famílias de trabalhadores rurais Sem Terra, localizados na região centro-oeste do estado do Paraná. Foi conduzido estudo descritivo de delineamento transversal, que considerou como unidade as famílias com crianças nessa faixa etária residentes em dois assentamentos rurais e dois acampamentos rurais, totalizando 337 crianças. A avaliação mostrou que a prevalência de desnutrição energético-protéica foi de 4,7% nos assentamentos e 10,0% nos acampamentos. As variáveis distais que mais influenciaram o estado nutricional da população pediátrica analisada foram: o local e o tipo de moradia, e a possibilidade de produção de alimentos para auto consumo. Assim, verificou-se que a busca pela Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional tem que passar pelo direito de acesso aos recursos e meios para produzir alimentos seguros e saudáveis que possibilitem uma alimentação condizente com os hábitos e práticas da região.