[Assessment of lunch served in the Workers' Food Program, Brazil].
OBJECTIVE
In the light of the Workers' Food Program (WFP) growth and its recent review of nutritional parameters regulations, the study aimed at evaluating food intake in WFP through dietary assessment of lunch served in the program and workers' nutritional status.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was carried out in a representative sample of workers in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil. A total of 1,044 subjects who had lunch at 52 food and nutrition units were evaluated. Social-economic and demographic data were collected as well as anthropometric measures for calculating the Body Mass Index. Food intake was assessed by dish weight and direct observation of dish composition.


RESULTS
Of all subjects, 43% had excess weight, 33.7% were overweight and 9.3% were obese. Males were most affected. Median lunch energy intake was 515 kcal in women and 736 kcal in men. Median dietary fiber intake was 6.0 g among women and 8.3 g among men, and median cholesterol intake was over 90 mg among subjects with excess weight.


CONCLUSIONS
The results indicate that the study population who is often seen as healthy is at nutritional risk. Workers in WFP should be targeted for health promotion strategies using especially nutritionists' skills as educators.
Savio
Karin Eleonora Oliveira
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Departamento de Nutrição, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil. kesavio@unb.br
Costa
Teresa Helena Macedo da
TH
Miazaki
Edina
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Schmitz
Bethsáida de Abreu Soares
Bde A
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017132:Workplace