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0181/2022 - MEAT CONSUMPTION BY ADULTS AND ELDERLY IN A SOUTH GERMAN COLONIZATION CITY IN BRAZIL: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY
CONSUMO DE CARNES POR ADULTOS E IDOSOS DE UMA CIDADE DE COLONIZAÇÃO ALEMÃ DO SUL DO BRASIL: ESTUDO DE BASE POPULACIONAL

Author:

• Júlia Taynara Blank - Blank, J.T. - <jblank@furb.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2173-2270

Co-author(s):

• Ernani Tiaraju de Santa Helena - Santa Helena, E. T. - <erntsh@furb.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1337-6723
• Nágila Raquel Teixeira Damasceno - Damasceno, N.R.T. - <nagila@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-7816
• Raul D. Santos - Santos, R.D. - <raul.santos@incor.usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9860-6582
• Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus - Markus, M.R.P. - <marcello.markus@uni-greifswald.de>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6234-4955
• Luciane Coutinho de Azevedo - Azevedo, L.C. - <lucianec@furb.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4121-8885


Abstract:

Excessive consumption of meat, especially red and processed meats, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The pattern of meat consumption varies in Brazil and in the world is influenced by economic and cultural factors. This study aimed to analyze the consumption of meat by adults and the elderly in a city of German colonization in southern Brazil. This is a cross-sectional population study. Sociodemographic and meat consumption data were collected using a previously validated Food Frequency Questionnaire. Frequencies and amounts were analyzed by type of meat and processing. The association between excessive meat consumption and the study variables was estimated by Prevalence Ratio. Among the 1941 participants, the average amount of meat consumed was 250 g/day, the most consumed being white unprocessed meat (138 g/day), especially poultry (80 g/day). The prevalence of excessive consumption of red and processed meat (more than 500 g/week) was 63%, mainly among men (PR=1.6; 95%CI 1.5-1.8), aged 20 to 29 years (PR=1.4; 95%CI 1.2 – 1.5), and higher economic class (PR=1.2; 95%CI 1.0-1.3). Excessive consumption of red and processed meat among young men of high economic class should be the target of public health actions for the adequacy of food consumption.

Keywords:

Meat; Eating; Health Surveys;

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Blank, J.T., Santa Helena, E. T., Damasceno, N.R.T., Santos, R.D., Markus, M.R.P., Azevedo, L.C.. MEAT CONSUMPTION BY ADULTS AND ELDERLY IN A SOUTH GERMAN COLONIZATION CITY IN BRAZIL: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Jul). [Citado em 05/12/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/meat-consumption-by-adults-and-elderly-in-a-south-german-colonization-city-in-brazil-a-populationbased-study/18437?id=18437



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