Elevada taxa de insegurança alimentar em unidades de triagem de resíduos no sul do Brasil

Insegurança Alimentar em Recicladores

Authors

  • Cássia Medino Soares Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Instituto de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
  • Camila Saueressig Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Instituto de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
  • Paulo Roberto Taborda de Souza Filho Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia e Saúde, Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-9865
  • Dvora Joveleviths Departamento de Medicina Ocupacional, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Escola de Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
  • Valesca Dall’Alba Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Instituto de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-3199

Keywords:

Segurança alimentar e nutricional, Vulnerabilidade social, Gerenciamento de resíduos

Abstract

Introduction: Vulnerable populations are more prone to Food Insecurity (FI). Recently, various social phenomena such as the global economic crisis and rising levels of unemployment have been associated with the rise of AI in less developed countries.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the presence of Food Insecurity in waste recyclers and investigate the association between Food Insecurity, anthropometric, sociodemographic variables and the use of psychoactive substances.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted from May of 2017 to April of 2018 with adult individuals from two waste sorting units in the city of Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. Clinical and nutritional evaluations were performed in the work environment and three questionnaires were applied: the Brazilian Scale of Food Insecurity, the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test, and the International Questionnaire of Physical Activity. 

Results: One hundred and twenty-three subjects were evaluated, mean age 35 years, 66% female. A 74% rate of food insecurity was detected. About 57% of the participants presented overweight or obesity and 48% presented increased waist circumference. 

Conclusion: Subjects presented high levels of Food Insecurity and immediate need of intervention for tobacco and alcohol abuse. There is a need for multidisciplinary interventions to prevent the situations found and the implementation of public policies addressing health promotion acts in the population of recyclers.

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Published

2023-05-29

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Medino Soares C, Saueressig C, Taborda de Souza Filho PR, Joveleviths D, Dall’Alba V. Elevada taxa de insegurança alimentar em unidades de triagem de resíduos no sul do Brasil : Insegurança Alimentar em Recicladores . Clin Biomed Res [Internet]. 2023 May 29 [cited 2025 May 9];43(1). Available from: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/123169

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 1 (2023): Clinical and Biomedical Research

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