Avaliação do estado nutricional da comunidade indígena Parkatêjê, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Pará, Brasil

Abstract

The nutritional status of the Mãe-Maria indigenous community in Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Pará State, Brazil, was ascertained in a descriptive study in which ninety percent of the total population (278 individuals) agreed to participate. Weight-for-height and height-for-age indices and Body Mass Index (BMI) were ascertained for children and adults by gender, respectively, as were weight and height means in adolescents. Compared to NCHS curves, overweight and chronic malnutrition were observed, respectively, in 6.7 and 8.6 % of all children under 10 years old (104). Weight means were similar among Indians and NCHS adolescents, while height means were lower among the former. Overweight prevalence (BMI 25 to 29) was 23.7% among male adults and 50.0% among female adults, and obesity (BMI > 30) was observed in 12.5% of adult females.

Fatness and overweight in women and children from riverine Amerindian communities of the Beni River (Bolivian Amazon)

“…Likewise, a phenotype associating short stature with normal weight or slight 20 overweight in children has already been described in other Amazonian communities (Benefice and Barral 1991;Capelli and Koifman 2001;Mattos and others 1999;Santos and Coimbra Junior 22 1991), and in the Bolivian Amazon (Foster and others 2005).…”

“…This trend toward increased obesity and overweight rates in Latin America and Caribbean regions was 18 first documented by Martorell and coworkers using DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys) data (Martorell and others 1998). Obesity (body mass index or BMI > 30 kg/m 2 ) ranged from [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] 10% in Latin American women. Overall, 9 to 14.7% of children were overweight (weight-forheight > 1 SD above the reference value).…”

Anemia em crianças indígenas da etnia Karapotó

“…De modo geral, estudos de tendência secular no mundo e em várias regiões do Brasil têm mostrado um aumento da estatura, 23 porém em crianças indí-genas do alto Xingu, em 12 anos de acompanhamento, não foi detectada melhora no déficit estatural nesse período, 1 o que demonstra a importância do monitoramento do estado nutricional nesses grupos.…”

Epidemiologia nutricional

“…O conceito de segurança alimentar avaliada com base em escores vem sendo também utilizado em alguns estudos (Schweighofer, 2006). Uma mudança significativa diz respeito à ampliação das pesquisas para outras regiões além da Amazônia (Cardoso et al, 2003;Menegolla et al, 2006;Meyerfreund, 2006;Pícoli, Carandina & Ribas, 2006) e à diversificação das faixas etárias avaliadas, em alguns casos incluindo adolescentes e idosos como segmentos específicos de análise (Capelli & Koifman, 2001;HurtadoGuerrero et al, 2003;Leite et al, 2006;Lourenço, 2006).…”