Qualitative analysis of the diet of a probabilistic sample of schoolchildren from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, using the Previous Day Food Questionnaire.
A qualitative evaluation of the diet of a probabilistic sample of 7-10 year old schoolchildren (n=1,232) from Florianópolis (southern Brazil) was carried out by analyzing compliance with recommendations from the Brazilian Food Guidelines. The strengths and limitations of the Previous Day Food Questionnaire (PDFQ) are also presented. Frequencies of intake were defined as how many times per day the food group was reported on the PDFQ. The percentages of schoolchildren who met the minimum recommendations and who ate foods that were not recommended in the guidelines were compared for boys versus girls, private versus public school and by family income level. Although most of the children complied with the guidelines regarding consumption of meat/fish, dry beans, sweets, and eating three meals and two snacks, only 6.5% of the children met the recommendations for cereals, and 15% for fruit and vegetables. The PDFQ was confirmed as a practical and cost-effective method for the evaluation of compliance with health promotion targets.
Assis
Maria Alice Altenburg de
MA
Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. maasis@ccs.ufsc.br
Calvo
Maria Cristina Marino
MC
Kupek
Emil
E
Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos
Francisco de
Fd
Campos
Vanessa Caroline
VC
Machado
Manuella
M
Costa
Filipe Ferreira da
FF
de Andrade
Dalton Francisco
DF
D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D015930:Diet Records; D004034:Diet Surveys; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*