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Quality of diet of working college students

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Gorgulho, Bartira | Marchioni, Dirce Maria Lobo | da Conceição, Adriana Balian | Steluti, Josiane | Mussi, Marina Hurga | Nagai-Manelli, Roberta | Teixeira, Liliane Reis | da Luz, Andréa Aparecida | Fischer, Frida Marina

Affiliations: Department of Nutrition, University of Sao Paulo, School of Public Health, Avenue Dr Arnaldo 715, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | Department of Environmental Health, University of São Paulo, School of Public Health, Av. Dr Arnaldo 715, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden | FIOCRUZ, CEHST/National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: marchioni@usp.br

Keywords: diet, workers, young adults

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0958-5806

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5806-5809, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

Considering the scarcity of studies with young workers and the role of diet in the prevention of chronic diseases, the objective of the study was to assess the quality of diet of working college students. The present study investigated 43 university students, aged between 18 and 25 years old who had systematically being involved in a working activity in the past 6 months, paid or unpaid, at least 6 hours daily, five days a week. Dietary intake measured by seven dietary records covering every day of the week was used to calculate the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index Revised (B-HEIR). It was observed a low B-HEIR score (53.43,±7.81) indicating a risk of a poor quality of diet, with high intake of sodium and sugar and low consumption of fruits and whole grains. This poor quality of diet can result in an inadequate nutritional status that may increase the risk of obesity and chronic diseases.

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