Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease begins its process in early childhood and is influenced throughout life by genetic factors and environmental exposure to potentially modifiable risk factors.
BackgroundThe main modifiable risk factors for obesity are related to lifestyle and significantly influenced by the family, environment and culture. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated lifestyle factors in children from Bento Gonçalves, a southern Brazil city with strong Italian immigration influence. Italian traditional foods were locally adapted since the immigrants’ arrival in the XIX century, to include more fat and fewer vegetables, and physical activity levels have decreased.MethodsCross-sectional study of a population-based cluster sample with students aged 9–18 years. We assessed time spent in sedentary behaviors, hours of physical activity, food frequency and family history. All children underwent physical examination with anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. Overweight and obesity were classified according to WHO percentile curves.ResultsA total of 590 students were evaluated. Mean age was 12.45 ± 1.49 years. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 16.3% and 8.3%, respectively. Boys were more frequently overweight and obese than girls (16.3% and 12.2% versus 16.2% and 5.5%, respectively). Vegetables and fruits were consumed less than 4 times per week in 49% and 36.8%, while soft drinks, fast food and sweets were consumed more than 4 times a week by 71%, 70.3% and 42.7%, respectively. The habit of omitting breakfast was associated with overweight (p = 0.007). The average screen time was 5.38 ± 2.88 hours/day. Overweight/obesity was present in 12.2% (n = 5), 24.8% (n = 122) and 36.8% (n = 14) children with low birth weight, normal birth weight and high birth weight respectively (p = 0.04). The prevalence of high blood pressure was higher in obese (30.6%) and overweight (21.2%) children, comparing to eutrophic children (6.8%; p < 0.001). Excess weight was more frequent among fathers (62.8%) than in mothers (46.3%), but excess weight in mothers was positively associated with excess weight in children (p 0.048).ConclusionThe city showed high prevalence of overweight and obesity. These findings reinforce the importance of implementing prevention strategies aimed at children and their families, considering that health habits are shared and transmitted along generations.
O objetivo desse artigo é analisar o papel representado pela comida na festa de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, no distrito de Faria Lemos, município de Bento Gonçalves/RS. Essa festa ocorre desde 1898 e está inserida em uma região marcada pela presença de imigrantes italianos. Nesse contexto, a comida sempre esteve presente de forma marcante na festa, com preparações originárias da tradição italiana e a incorporação de elementos locais. A evolução do cardápio, a mutação de seus ingredientes e do modo de preparo constituem também nosso objeto de análise. Para o entendimento dos elementos da cultura e da comida optamos por uma pesquisa de caráter inter e multidisciplinar com uso de fontes primárias e da história oral. Por fim, esse estudo também procura demonstrar como a comida exerceu um papel fundamental na constituição de uma identidade local.Palavras-chave: Comida. Religião. Identidade. Cultura. Festa.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this article is to analyze the role represented by the food in the feast of Nossa Senhora do Rosário in the district of Faria Lemos, Bento Gonçalves/RS. This party has been taking place since 1898 and is part of a region where Italian immigrants are significantly present. In this context, the food has always been markedly present at the parties under preparations originated from the Italian tradition and local elements incorporations. The menu changes, its ingredients variations and ways of preparation are also our objects of analysis. For the understanding of the cultural elements and food we have chosen an inter and multidisciplinary nature research by using primary sources and oral history. Finally, this study also seeks to demonstrate how the food held a key role in the establishment of a local identity.Keywords: Food. Religion. Identity. Culture. Feast.
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