title: [Risk and protection food consumption factors for chronic non-communicable diseases and their association with body fat: a study of employees in the health area of a public university in Recife in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil].
abstract: This article seeks to assess the consumption of risk and protection foods for chronic non-communicable diseases and its association with body fat by health area workers in a public university in Recife in the state of Pernambuco. This cross-sectional study involved 267 adults. Two food groups were considered: risk and protection foods. Food consumption was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire with measurements converted to scores. The conceptual model considered socio-demographic, behavioral, and anthropometric variables. A high prevalence of overweight and low consumption of protection foods was detected. The average scores of risk and protection food consumption were similar in all variables analyzed, except for a higher consumption of protection foods observed in obese individuals (p = 0.000). The study highlights the complexity involved in the relation between food consumption, body fat, and chronic non-communicable diseases, indicating the need of future studies with more appropriate designs to provide input for future interventions in this population.
authors.forename: Edynara Cristiane de Castro
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Fábia Morgana Rodrigues da Silva
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Alcides da Silva
authors.initials: Ada S
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Poliana Coelho
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Cabral
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017150:Public Sector; D012307:Risk Factors; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult