Author:

• Bruna Celestino Schneider - Schneider, B.C. - Pelotas, RS - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <brucelsch@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Suele Manjourany da Silva Duro - Silva, S.M. - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <sumanjou@yahoo.com.br>
• Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção - Assunção, M.C.F. - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <cecilia.epi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7767-8835

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Cross-sectional population-based study that evaluated individuals aged 20 or more living in the urban area of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, that aimed to describe the frequency of consumption of meats and the habit of eat them with excess of fat. It was assessed the consumption last year of red meats (with bone, steak and ground beef), white meats (chicken and fish), viscera and processed meats. Of the 2,730 interviewed, 99.1% (CI95% 98.7 - 99.5) consumed some type of meat last year, being that around 32% reported daily consumption. The prevalence of consumption of red (99.3% CI95% 98.9 - 99.6) and white meats (99.4% CI95% 99.1 - 99.7) was similar. Chicken meat was consumed by most interviewees (98.0% CI95% 97.4 - 98.5), while viscera were the least consumed (59.1% CI95% 56.4 - 61.7). The processed meats consumed by 85.5% (CI95% 83.7 - 87.2) of people, presented the highest prevalence of daily consumption (16.6%). The meats with excess of fat were consumed by 52.3% (CI95% 49.8 - 54.8) of adults, especially among men and people of lower education and status economic.

Keywords:

food consumptionmeatadultcross-sectional studies

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