Ana Luísa Lages Belchor

ORCID: 0000-0003-1636-9403
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Research Areas
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Rural and Ethnic Education
  • Rural Development and Agriculture
  • Healthcare Regulation

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2022-2023

Faculdades Guarulhos
2016

Abstract Objective To analyze the obesity, overweight, and thinness trends among Brazilian schoolchildren by sex, age group, type of school according to World Health Organization (WHO) International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. Methods We conducted four surveys between 2002 2018/19 involving aged 7–14 years from a state capital in southern Brazil. Weight status was classified using both WHO IOTF Results In total sample, obesity prevalence based on criteria were 72% 44% higher compared...

10.1002/ajhb.24013 article EN American Journal of Human Biology 2023-11-16

Abstract This study aimed to identify meal and snack patterns in Brazilian schoolchildren assess their stability over 3 years. is a repeated cross‐sectional carried out 2013, 2014 2015 with 6353 aged 7–12 years from public schools Florianópolis, Brazil. Previous‐day food consumption data for six pre‐defined meals (breakfast, mid‐morning snack, lunch, mid‐afternoon dinner evening snack) were collected using the validated Web‐CAAFE (Food Consumption Physical Activity of Schoolchildren)...

10.1111/nbu.12541 article EN Nutrition Bulletin 2022-01-22

Abstract Omission of breakfast starts at school age and can be explained as a reflection the independent behaviour acquired in this phase life. Breakfast has been investigated for its association with healthier diet quality, but few studies have relationship schoolchildren aged 7 to 13 years. The objective study was assess consumption years examine associations dietary patterns (DPs). It cross‐sectional carried out 2017 1069 students Florianopolis, southern Brazil. Previous‐day food...

10.1111/nbu.12589 article EN Nutrition Bulletin 2022-11-01
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