Revista de Nutrição: espaço de interlocução interdisciplinar da área de alimentação e nutrição

Garcia, Rosa Wanda Diez; Medeiros, Maria Angélica Tavares de; Domene, Semíramis Martins Álvares

doi:10.1590/s1415-52732010000100001

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“…These findings were consistent with what has been discussed with respect to the multifactorial causes of obesity as well as the means to control the epidemic. The high frequency of multidisciplinary sciences in the content of obesity-related public policies (533/1592, 33.5%) supports the findings of various previous studies [4,9,42,43]. In these studies, the authors highlighted that obesity requires a multidisciplinary analysis to be understood and our study shows that the government has used multidisciplinary sciences to address obesity.…”

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confidence: 88%

Text Mining of United States Obesity-Related Public Policies: Systematic Document Search (Preprint)

Finocchio¹,

Dewes²,

Mores³

et al. 2019

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BACKGROUND Obesity has become a health problem worldwide, determined by multiple and complex factors, and face to this challenge, governments have played central role in combating its rise. Considering this fact, public policies are introduced or enacted for the benefit of whole populations, taking into account the prospective of multiverse social stakeholders based on solid scientific fundamentals. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine obesity-related public policies (ORPP) in all US states and District of Columbia, in order to understand their scientific basis. METHODS We analyzed the public policies, as implemented in the United States, in the time window when this health-related trend was a major governmental concern. In total, 1,592 ORPP were selected and analyzed through text mining technique. RESULTS The multidisciplinary area was predominant in the documents analyzed (33.5%), followed by Health Sciences (28.5%), Social Sciences (20.7%), Life Sciences (15.1%) and Physical Sciences (2.2%). Besides, throughout the country most policies were community oriented and many of them were related to school and family environments, early care and education, hospitals and workplaces. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate an appropriate analysis and the use of scientific knowledge by policy makers, highlighting the multidisciplinary approach. The results showed that ORPP contents are generally uniformly framed in all US states. However, the implementation of public policies can be affected by a wide range of factors that challenge its effectiveness.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Text Mining of United States Obesity-Related Public Policies: Systematic Document Search (Preprint)

Finocchio¹,

Dewes²,

Mores³

et al. 2019

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“…These findings were consistent with what has been discussed with respect to the multifactorial causes of obesity as well as the means to control the epidemic. The high frequency of multidisciplinary sciences in the content of obesity-related public policies (533/1592, 33.5%) supports the findings of various previous studies [ 4 , 9 , 42 , 43 ]. In these studies, the authors highlighted that obesity requires a multidisciplinary analysis to be understood and our study shows that the government has used multidisciplinary sciences to address obesity.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Nutrition is presented as a challenging issue, requiring an expanded view that demands different theoretical references for its exploration [ 4 ]. Obesity also requires broad interdisciplinary analysis and a sustained response from society [ 5 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Text Mining of United States Obesity-Related Public Policies: Systematic Document Search

Finocchio

Dewes²,

et al. 2020

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background Obesity has become a worldwide health problem, caused by multiple and complex factors. To face this challenge, governments have played a central role in combating its rise. Considering this, public policies are introduced or enacted for the benefit of whole populations, taking into account the perspective of multiverse social stakeholders based on solid scientific fundamentals. Objective The aim of this study was to examine obesity-related public policies in the United States and the District of Columbia, in order to understand their scientific basis. Methods We analyzed the public policies implemented in the United States from 2003 to 2013, during which time the largest number of obesity-related public policies were introduced, using text mining. Results In total, 1592 obesity-related public policies were retrieved from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Multidisciplinary policies were predominant in the documents analyzed (533/1592, 33.5%), followed by health sciences (454/1592, 28.5%), social sciences (330/1592, 20.7%), life sciences (240/1592, 15.1%), and physical sciences (35/1592, 2.2%). Throughout the country, most policies were community oriented (1082/1865, 58.0%) and many of them were related to school and family environments (447/1865, 24.0%), early care and education (75/1865, 4.0%), hospitals (63/1865, 3.4%), and workplaces (47/1865, 2.5%). Conclusions The contents of obesity-related public policies were generally uniformly framed across the United States. They were generally based on scientific references, in which there was a predominance of multidisciplinary research. These findings are consistent with what is known about the multiple factors causing obesity and about the methods being developed to control the epidemic.

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“…The qualitative methodology was chosen for the present study to gain insights on the feelings and meanings of adequate and healthy food associated with the school garden activities, 24 since these are determinants of dieting, although it does not have the objectivity of parameters typically taken into consideration when assessing the results of educational activities. 38 The study results highlight the potential of an alternative education approach to the one traditionally employed in the field of food and nutrition. This is typically centered on dissemination of scientific knowledge with normative and behavioral discourse 18,39 and does not embrace food as a social construction incorporated into the network of culture-forming relationships.…”

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confidence: 78%

Pedagogical School Gardens as a Food and Nutrition Education Strategy: Perception of Parents and Educators of Their Impact on Children´s Diets

Garcia¹,

Coelho

Bógus³

2017

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Introduction: Schools have been recognized as a favorable setting for food and nutrition education and school-based garden interventions have shown positive results. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the dietary-related impact of children´s experience with growing foods in school gardens, according to the perception of parents and educators. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with principals, teachers and employees, and semistructured in-home interviews with parents of school children from three municipal schools in Greater São Paulo. A total of 27 individuals were interviewed, comprising 19 parents and eight educators. Results and discussion: The school garden promoted reflection on the act of eating and on foods through the knowledge gained from direct contact with growing food crops. The experience had an impact on both the children and the families involved with the activities. Contact with food production provided knowledge about food and strengthened connections with the food grown by sensitization to the act of eating. In practice, this resulted in concrete dietary-related changes, greater knowledge of foods and the food system, in addition to greater appreciation of the food produced as well as motivation to try new foods. Conclusion: School gardens are conceived as a food and nutrition education strategy based on involvement and direct contact with food. Keywords ResumoIntrodução: As escolas têm sido reconhecidas como um ambiente favorável para a educação alimentar e nutricional, e intervenções baseadas em hortas escolares têm mostrado resultados positivos. Objetivo: Descrever o impacto na alimentação associado à experiência de crianças na produção de alimentos em hortas escolares, de acordo com a percepção de pais e educadores. Métodos: Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade com diretores, professores e funcionários, e entrevistas domiciliares semiestruturadas com pais de alunos de três escolas de uma cidade da Grande São Paulo. Um total de 27 indivíduos foram entrevistados, sendo 19 pais e 8 educadores. Resultados e discussão: A horta escolar proporcionou a reflexão sobre o ato de comer e sobre os alimentos, através do conhecimento adquirido com o contato direto com o cultivo desses alimentos. A experiência teve um impacto sobre as crianças e famílias envolvidas com tais atividades. O contato promoveu compreensão sobre a comida e fortaleceu esta conexão, bem como maior sensibilização para o ato de comer. Na prática, isso resultou em mudanças concretas na alimentação, maior conhecimento sobre os alimentos e o sistema alimentar, além de maior valorização dos alimentos produzidos e estímulo para experimentar novos. Conclusão: A horta escolar é, assim, uma estratégia de educação alimentar e nutricional com base no envolvimento e relação direta com alimentos.Palavras-chave: Jardinagem. Educação Alimentar e Nutricional. Saúde Escolar.

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Revista de Nutrição: espaço de interlocução interdisciplinar da área de alimentação e nutrição

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Text Mining of United States Obesity-Related Public Policies: Systematic Document Search (Preprint)

Text Mining of United States Obesity-Related Public Policies: Systematic Document Search (Preprint)

Text Mining of United States Obesity-Related Public Policies: Systematic Document Search

Pedagogical School Gardens as a Food and Nutrition Education Strategy: Perception of Parents and Educators of Their Impact on Children´s Diets

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