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Finistrella V, Gianni N, Fintini D, Menghini D, Amendola S, Donini LM, Manco M. Neophobia, sensory experience and child's schemata contribute to food choices. Eat Weight Disord 2024; 29:25. [PMID: 38587606 PMCID: PMC11001701 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-024-01657-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of the present review is to analyze dynamic interactions between nutrigenomics, environmental cues, and parental influence, which can all lead to children's neophobic reactions and its persistence in time. METHODS We reviewed studies available on electronic databases, conducted on children aged from birth to 18 years. We also considered official websites of Italian Institutions, providing advice on healthy eating during infancy. RESULTS Modern day societies are faced with an eating paradox, which has severe and ever-growing implications for health. In face of a wider availability of healthy foods, individuals instead often choose processed foods high in fat, salt and sugar content. Economic reasons surely influence consumers' access to foods. However, there is mounting evidence that food choices depend on the interplay between social learning and genetic predispositions (e.g., individual eating traits and food schemata). Neophobia, the behavioral avoidance of new foods, represents an interesting trait, which can significantly influence children's food refusal. Early sensory experiences and negative cognitive schemata, in the context of primary caregiver-child interactions, importantly contribute to the priming of children's food rejection. CONCLUSIONS As neophobia strongly affects consumption of healthy foods, it will be relevant to rule definitively out its role in the genesis of maladaptive food choices and weight status in longitudinal studies tracking to adulthood and, in meanwhile, implement early in life effective social learning strategies, to reduce long-term effects of neophobia on dietary patterns and weight status. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level II, controlled trials without randomization.
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- Viviana Finistrella
- Unit of Predictive and Preventive Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Via F. Baldelli 38, 00146, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Predictive and Preventive Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Via F. Baldelli 38, 00146, Rome, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Science, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165, Rome, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Science, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Predictive and Preventive Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Via F. Baldelli 38, 00146, Rome, Italy.
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Weffort VRS, Lamounier JA. Hidden hunger - a narrative review. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2024; 100 Suppl 1:S10-S17. [PMID: 37918810 PMCID: PMC10960185 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2023.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Malnutrition is characterized by situations of undernutrition and obesity resulting from the lack of micronutrients with the greatest impact on children. The objective of this review was to highlight inadequate food consumption, food security, and nutritional inadequacy leading to hidden hunger and the prevention and treatment of the main micronutrient deficiencies in Brazil. DATA SOURCE Literature review carried out through a bibliographic survey in PubMed (National Library of Medicine, United States), Lilacs (Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences), and SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) databases. The search used the terms Occult hunger, (hidden hunger), and Child, in articles published between 2013 and 2023 in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The search was performed on 06/25/2023. DATA SYNTHESIS The lack of micronutrients can occur insidiously and without clinical manifestations, being called hidden hunger. The prevention of nutritional deficiencies is part of the recommended actions in childcare, with healthy eating. Studies were cited related to macro and micronutrient intake deficiencies, both national and international, and strategies to improve micronutrient intake, including routine supplementation of iron, and vitamins D and A. The diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the main deficiencies in Brazil (iron, vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc), currently adopted, concluded the topic. CONCLUSION Zero hunger and zero obesity must be part of the same policy, together with a nutritional education program.
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Silva NT, Traebert J, Pimentel B, Traebert E. Consumption of ultra-processed foods and associated factors in six-year-old children. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2023; 28:3301-3310. [PMID: 37971012 DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320232811.16502022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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This article aims to estimate the prevalence and weekly frequency of ultra-processed food consumption in six-year-old children and associated factors in a municipality in southern Brazil. Cross-sectional study with 956 children. Data were collected through interviews with mothers in the households. The outcomes were the consumption of candies, chewing gum, lollipops and chocolates; stuffed cookies; artificial juices; and soft drinks using the Índice de Alimentação Escolar (School Feeding Index). The independent variables were gender, type of school, education and maternal occupation, breastfeeding, duration of exclusive breastfeeding and the use of bottle. Bivariate analysis was performed using the chi-square test and the multivariate analysis using Poisson regression. In the multivariate analysis, the weekly prevalence of stuffed cookies consumption was 14% higher in students from public schools and 8% higher in children of mothers with less than eight years of schooling. Artificial juice and soft drink consumption was 7% and 8% higher in public school students respectively and 6% higher in bottle-fed children. Most schoolchildren consumed the ultra-processed foods assessed once or twice a week. Consumption was associated with the independent variables assessed.
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- Nathalia Tomazoni Silva
- Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde. Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Av. Pedra Branca 25, Cidade Universitária Pedra Branca. 88132-270 Palhoça SC Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde. Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Av. Pedra Branca 25, Cidade Universitária Pedra Branca. 88132-270 Palhoça SC Brasil.
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- Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brasil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde. Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Av. Pedra Branca 25, Cidade Universitária Pedra Branca. 88132-270 Palhoça SC Brasil.
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Moraes AODS, Magalhães EIDS, Orellana JDY, Gatica-Domínguez G, Neves PAR, Basta PC, Vaz JDS. Food profile of Yanomami indigenous children aged 6 to 59 months from the Brazilian Amazon, according to the degree of food processing: a cross-sectional study. Public Health Nutr 2023; 26:208-218. [PMID: 35620933 PMCID: PMC11077455 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980022001306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to characterise the food profile of Yanomami indigenous children according to the degree of food processing and its associated factors. DESIGN This is a cross-sectional study with Yanomami indigenous children aged 6 to 59 months. Socio-demographic, maternal and infant data were collected through a standardised questionnaire. The food profile was obtained by using a list of thirty-four foods to verify the child's consumption of these foods on the day preceding the interview. Foods were classified according to the degree of processing based on the NOVA system (in natura or minimally processed, processed culinary ingredients, processed and ultra-processed). In natura and minimally processed foods were subdivided into 'regional' and 'urban' foods. Poisson regression analysis was applied to estimate the associated factors according to the 90 % CI. SETTING Three villages (Auaris, Maturacá and Ariabú) in the Yanomami indigenous territory, in the Brazilian Amazon. PARTICIPANTS In total, 251 Yanomami children aged 6 to 59 months were evaluated. RESULTS The prevalence of consumption of 'regional' and 'urban' in natura or minimally processed foods was 93 % and 56 %, respectively, and consumption of ultra-processed foods was 32 %. Ultra-processed food consumption was 11·6 times higher in children of Maturacá and 9·2 times higher in Ariabú when compared with the children of Auaris and 31 % lower in children who had mothers with shorter stature. CONCLUSION Despite the high frequency of consumption of in natura and minimally processed foods, the consumption of ultra-processed foods was substantial and was associated with demographic and maternal factors in Yanomani indigenous children under 5 years of age.
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- Samuel Pessoa Department of Endemics, National School of Public
Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Food, Federal
University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS,
Brazil
- Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of
Pelotas, Rua Gomes Carneiro, nº 1, 2º Andar, Sala 227, Centro,
Pelotas, RS96010-610, Brazil
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Lenighan YM, Tassy M, Nogueira-de-Almeida CA, Offord EA, Mak TN. Milk beverages can reduce nutrient inadequacy among Brazilian pre-school children: a dietary modelling study. BMC Nutr 2022; 8:121. [PMID: 36316737 PMCID: PMC9623914 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-022-00620-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies found high prevalence of inadequate intakes of vitamins E, D and K, calcium and potassium among Brazilian pre-school children, with suboptimal consumption of dairy products. Dietary modelling was applied to determine the theoretical impact of improving dairy products consumption on nutrient adequacy in 4-5-year-old Brazilian children. METHODS Adherence to the dairy recommendation of two servings/day was calculated using data from the Brazil Kids Nutrition and Health Study (KNHS) (n = 228). Two modelling scenarios were applied to test the impact on nutrient intakes of (1) adding one or two servings of a frequently consumed cow's milk or a widely available fortified alternative: pre-school children milk (PCM), and of (2) substituting the current milk consumed by PCM. Mean nutrient intakes and percentage of children adhering to the nutrient recommendations were determined at baseline and after applying modelling scenarios. RESULTS Seventy-six percent (n = 174) of children did not meet the recommended daily two servings of dairy products, 56% had less than one serving of dairy products on the day of recall. The mean consumption of whole milk (fortified and unfortified) was 147 g/d, yoghurt 114 g/d and cheese 34 g/d. The addition of one serving of cow's milk demonstrated a 17% reduction in calcium inadequacy, 18% reduction in vitamin A and 3% reduction in zinc inadequacy. Adding one serving of PCM further reduced calcium inadequacy from 87 to 41%, vitamin E from 81 to 37%, and zinc inadequacy by 10%. Replacing the child's current milk with a PCM resulted in further reduction of micronutrient inadequacies, including calcium, vitamin D and vitamin E. CONCLUSIONS Dairy products consumption in pre-school children should be encouraged to reduce nutrient inadequacies. In particular, consumption of PCM would help to reduce calcium, vitamin D and vitamin E inadequacy, nutrients of concern in this population.
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- Yvonne M. Lenighan
- grid.419905.00000 0001 0066 4948Department of Nutrition Sciences, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- grid.419905.00000 0001 0066 4948Department of Nutrition Sciences, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- grid.419905.00000 0001 0066 4948Department of Nutrition Sciences, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- grid.419905.00000 0001 0066 4948Department of Nutrition Sciences, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Aluminium intake through the consumption of selected baby foods and risk characterization in a population of Brazilian infants aged 0 to 36 months. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.105013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Nutrient Intakes among Brazilian Children Need Improvement and Show Differences by Region and Socioeconomic Level. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14030485. [PMID: 35276843 PMCID: PMC8837958 DOI: 10.3390/nu14030485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Brazil is the most populous country in South America. Using 24 h dietary data, we compared the nutrient intakes of 4–13-year-olds to reference values and tested for regional and socioeconomic (SES) differences. A considerable proportion reported intakes below the Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) for vitamins E (78.1%, 96.5%), D (100% for both), and calcium (80.5%, 97.7%) for 4–8 and 9–13-year-olds, respectively. Few exceeded Adequate Intakes (AI) for potassium or fiber. Older children reported greater inadequacies and, while there was regional variability, patterns of inadequacy and excess tended to be similar. For vitamin C, the percent of children below EAR in the Northeast and Southeast was lower than in the South. Most children, regardless of SES, had energy intakes within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs) for carbohydrates and protein. Over a quarter reported total energy from fat less than the AMDR, and inversely associated with SES (low 50.9%, moderate 26.0%, and high 15.0%), but also exceeding the percentage of energy recommendation for saturated fat, increasing with SES (low 18.1%, moderate 38.9%, and high 48.8%). The contrast observed between the diets of young Brazilians and recommendations underscores the need for individual and regional environmental interventions to promote healthier dietary patterns.
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Cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the Healthy Eating Index adapted version for children aged 1-2 years. Br J Nutr 2021; 126:782-789. [PMID: 33234175 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114520004729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) for children aged 1-2 years and to analyse the quality of nutrition of preterm infants. This was a cross-sectional study with 106 premature infants attended in two specialised outpatient clinics of university hospitals. The quality of the diet was analysed through an adapted HEI to meet the dietary recommendations of Brazilian children aged 1-2 years. Food consumption was measured by 24-h recalls. The reliability of the instrument was evaluated by internal consistency analysis and inter-observer reliability using Cronbach's α coefficient and κ with quadratic ponderation. The construct validity was evaluated by principal component analysis and by Spearman's correlation coefficient with total energy and consumption of some groups' food. The diet quality was considered adequate when the total HEI score was over 80 points. Cronbach's α was 0·54. Regarding inter-observer reliability, ten items showed strong agreement (κ > 0·8). The item scores had low correlations with energy consumed (r ≤ 0·30), and positive and moderate correlation of fruit (r 0·67), meat (r 0·60) and variety of diet (r 0·57) with total scores. When analysing the overall quality of the diet, most patients need improvement (median 78·7 points), which can be attributed to low total vegetable intake and the presence of ultraprocessed foods in the diet. The instrument showed auspicious psychometric properties, being promising to evaluate the quality of the diet in children aged 1-2 years.
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Low adherence to traditional dietary pattern and food preferences of low-income preschool children with food neophobia. Public Health Nutr 2021; 24:2859-2866. [PMID: 33023714 PMCID: PMC9884771 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020003912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To associate dietary patterns and food neophobia in low-income preschoolers. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire for socio-demographic data, birth conditions and breast-feeding history. Food neophobia was assessed using an adapted version of the Child Food Neophobia Scale. Children's nutritional status was assessed using BMI-for-age and height-for-age Z-scores. Dietary patterns were estimated using a semi-quantitative FFQ through exploratory factor analysis. Multiple linear regression was used to test for an association between food neophobia and dietary pattern adherence. SETTING Philanthropic childhood education schools in Aracaju, an urban community in northeastern Brazil, between July and December 2017. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred fourteen children aged 3-6 years and their parents. RESULTS The percentages of low/medium and high food neophobia among preschoolers were 85·9 % and 11·2 %, respectively. Children with high food neophobia more frequently consumed ultra-processed foods rich in sugars (snacks, filled and unfilled cookies and sweets), as well as protein-rich foods (white meat, cheese and yogurt). Three dietary patterns were identified (traditional, snacks and school snacks). Children with a high level of neophobia had lower adherence to traditional dietary patterns. CONCLUSIONS A high level of food neophobia among socially vulnerable preschoolers is an eating behaviour related to unhealthy eating and is associated with the poorest diet in typical foods.
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Soares MM, Juvanhol LL, Ribeiro SAV, Franceschini SDCC, Araújo RMA. Prevalence of processed and ultra-processed food intake in Brazilian children (6-24 months) is associated with maternal consumption and breastfeeding practices. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2021; 72:978-988. [PMID: 33645412 DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2021.1885016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The aim of this study is to identify maternal consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods and to verify the factors associated with the supply of these foods to Brazilian children. This is a cross-sectional study with 231 mothers and children aged from 6 to 24 months. The mother's and children's food consumption was measured using three 24-hour recalls. The foods consumed were categorised according to the NOVA classification. The data were analysed by multinomial logistic regression. The supply of processed and ultra-processed foods to children was associated with the child's age (T2: OR = 1.17, p<.001; T3: OR = 1.23, p<.001), the absence of breast milk consumption (T3: OR = 3.82, p=.006) and the greater consumption of these foods by mothers (T2: OR = 3.15, p=.018; T3: OR = 4.59, p=.004). We conclude that mothers who consume processed and ultra-processed foods also include them in complementary feeding, and the consumption of these foods by the child increases with age, absence of breastfeeding, and with increased maternal consumption.
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Chew C, Barros KV, Weffort VRS, Maranhão HDS, Laranjeira M, Knol J, Roeselers G, de Morais MB. Gut Microbiota of Young Children Living in Four Brazilian Cities. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:573815. [PMID: 33365290 PMCID: PMC7751462 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.573815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recent studies have demonstrated that gut microbiota development is influenced by human biogeographic factors such as race, ethnicity, diet, lifestyle or culture-specific variations, and other environmental influences. However, biogeographic variation in gut microbiota assembly remains largely unexplored in Latin America. In this paper, we compared food recall information and microbiota composition of toddlers living in geographically separated urban populations within four states of Brazil. 16S RNA gene sequencing revealed that alpha diversity was similar between the four different populations. Gut microbiota compositions were dominated by members of the phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, resembling a more adult-like microbiota as compared with those of Western European toddlers of similar age. These findings suggest that inter-individual and nutrition-induced differences were apparent in the fecal microbiota. We conclude that urban dietary pattern plays a larger role in influencing the gut microbiota composition than do biogeographic factors.
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- Charmaine Chew
- Danone Nutricia Research, Singapore, Singapore
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Danone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Lopes WC, Pinho LD, Caldeira AP, Lessa ADC. CONSUMPTION OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS BY CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS OF AGE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 38:e2018277. [PMID: 32074226 PMCID: PMC7025446 DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the intake of ultra-processed foods by children under 24 months
of age from the city of Montes Claros and identify factors associated with
this consumption. Methods: This is a population-based cross-sectional study with data collected from
households through interviews. A questionnaire assessed the sociodemographic
conditions of the family, maternal and child characteristics, and food
consumption. We adopted a multivariate model to identify factors associated
with the intake of ultra-processed foods. Results: A total of 545 children participated in this study, of whom 74.3% consumed
some kind of ultra-processed food. The factors most strongly associated with
this consumption were children older than six months, infants who were not
breastfed, households with up to three residents, and the main caregiver of
the child being someone other than the mother. Conclusions: Children under 24 months start consuming ultra-processed products at an
early age, replacing foods considered natural and healthy. This study can
contribute to guide health professionals in counseling families about
feeding in the first years of life, emphasizing the proper introduction of
complementary feeding and discouraging the consumption of ultra-processed
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Discovery of Cucumis melo endornavirus by deep sequencing of human stool samples in Brazil. Virus Genes 2019; 55:332-338. [PMID: 30915664 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-019-01648-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The nearly complete genome sequences of two Cucumis melo endornavirus (CmEV) strains were obtained using deep sequencing while investigating fecal samples for the presence of gastroenteritis viruses. The Brazilian CmEV BRA/TO-23 (aa positions 116-5027) and BRA/TO-74 (aa positions 26-5057) strains were nearly identical to the reference CmEV CL-01 (USA) and SJ1 (South Korea) strains, showing 97% and 98% of nucleotide and amino acid identity, respectively. Endornaviruses are not known to be associated with human disease and their presence may simply reflect recent dietary consumption. Metagenomic analyses offered an opportunity to identify for the first time in Brazil a newly described endornavirus species.
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Azevedo LS, Pestana IA, Meneguelli-Souza AC, Ramos B, Pessanha DR, Caldas D, Almeida MG, de Souza CMM. Risk of exposure to total and inorganic arsenic by meat intake among different age groups from Brazil: a probabilistic assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:35471-35478. [PMID: 30350143 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3512-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Beef and poultry as well as cattle and chicken livers are staple food items for Brazilian population, and previous studies had detected arsenic levels in these foods. This study aims to evaluate the risk of exposure to total and inorganic arsenic by meat intake in three age groups from Brazil (11-16, 16-21, and > 21 years). Our hypotheses are (i) that there is differences in the risk of exposure between age groups and (ii) the older individuals (> 21 years) are under higher risk. To test these hypotheses, we calculated the probabilistic estimated daily intake of total As (TAsEDI) from poultry, beef, cattle liver, and chicken liver, and the probabilistic estimated incremental lifetime skin, bladder, and lung cancer risk (ILCR) associated with inorganic As ingestion from poultry only. TAsEDI and ILCR from poultry differed among groups which confirm the first hypothesis. However, TAsEDI and ILCR results cannot support the second hypothesis. Even though the age groups are under a low risk of exposure to As by meat intake, the results indicate that bladder/lung cancer risk (from poultry intake) slightly exceeds the safe limits in the older population.
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- Lucas Silva Azevedo
- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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Lopes WC, Marques FKS, Oliveira CFD, Rodrigues JA, Silveira MF, Caldeira AP, Pinho LD. ALIMENTAÇÃO DE CRIANÇAS NOS PRIMEIROS DOIS ANOS DE VIDA. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA 2018; 36:164-170. [PMID: 29947724 PMCID: PMC6038781 DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;2;00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the prevalence of breastfeeding and the introduction of
complementary food for zero to 24-month-old infants. Methods: This is a population-based cross-sectional study of children aged less than
24 months in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were collected in
2015, by interviews with people in charge of infant care in the house. The
questionnaire administered assessed the sociodemographic status of the
family, maternal and infant characteristics and food consumption habits.
Survival analysis was used to calculate median prevalence and duration of
breastfeeding and the introduction of complementary feeding. Results: With 180 days of life, 4.0% of the children were exclusively breastfed,
22.4% were mostly breastfed and 43.4% were fed breast milk as complementary
food. In the third month of life, children were consuming water (56.8%),
fruit juice or formula (15.5%) and cow’s milk (10.6%). At the age of 12
months, 31.1% were consuming artificial juice and 50.0% were eating candies.
Before the age of 1 year, 25.0% of them had already eaten instant
noodles. Conclusions: The introduction of drinks, honey, sugar and candies as complementary food
was found to be premature; and solid and semi-solid foods were almost
appropriate. The habits described can directly affect the success of
breastfeeding. Given that the inadequate eating practices identified can
compromise the infant’s health, actions that promote breastfeeding and
provide guidance on the introduction of complementary foods are
important.
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