Consumo de alimentos e bebidas industrializadas doces e a presença de obesidade geral e abdominal em uma amostra de mulheres na pós-menopausa residentes na cidade de Caxias do Sul

Abstract

Objective: association of obesity with consumption of sweet industrialized foods and beverages in postmenopausal women living in the city of Caxias do Sul. Methods: cross-sectional study that used the research database entitled "Abdominal obesity in women in climacteric: New approaches." The research population were women participants in the Conviver Project in Caxias do Sul in the years 2014 and 2015. Results: the most consumed sugary food was fruit jelly (4.07+3.68), followed by sugar (3.80+ 5.80), sweet biscuit (1.52+ 3.34), chocolate (1.24+2.02) and soft drink powder (1.23+2.93). The most cited food was sugar (maximum = 49 times a week). The sweetener had an average weekly consumption of (2.1+4.80), its maximum consumption being 35 times a week. Regarding general obesity, it was observed that obese women used more sweetener than non-obese women (p = 0.007) and women with abdominal obesity ate a higher amount of normal (p = 0.020) and refreshment (p = 0.037) when compared to those without abdominal obesity. Conclusion: it is possible to indicate actions of food and nutritional education for women over 50 years old, focusing on the consumption of sweetener, soda and refreshment . [resumo fornecido pelo autor]