10 Passos

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Freqüência de hábitos saudáveis de alimentação medidos a partir dos 10 Passos da Alimentação
Saudável do Ministério da Saúde. Pelotas,
Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Frequency of healthy eating habits measured by the 10 Steps to Healthy Eating score proposed by the Ministry of Health. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul
State, Brazil

Daniele Botelho Vinholes 1
Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção 1,2
Marilda Borges Neutzling 1,2

1 Faculdade de Medicina,
Universidade Federal de
Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.
2 Faculdade de Nutrição,
Universidade Federal de
Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.

Correspondência
D. B. Vinholes
Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade
Federal de Pelotas.
Rua Marechal Deodoro 1160,
3 o piso, Pelotas, RS
96020-220, Brasil. [e-mail] Abstract

Introdução

This study aimed to measure frequency of healthy eating habits and associated factors using the 10
Steps to Healthy Eating score proposed by the
Ministry of Health in the adult population in
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A crosssectional population-based survey was conducted on a cluster sample of 3,136 adult residents in
Pelotas. The frequency of each step to healthy eating was collected with a pre-coded questionnaire.
Data analysis consisted of descriptive analysis, followed by bivariate analysis using the chisquare test. Only 1.1% of the population followed all the recommended steps. The average number of steps was six. Step four, salt intake, showed the highest frequency, while step nine, physical activity, showed the lowest. Knowledge of the population’s eating habits and their distribution according to demographic and socioeconomic variables is important to guide local and national strategies to promote healthy eating habits and thus improve quality of life.

No Brasil, assim como em outros países, o sobrepeso e a obesidade vêm crescendo aceleradamente. Paralelamente, a prevalência de doenças crônicas não-transmissíveis vem aumentando 1