Healthful grain foods consumption by Sao Paulo residents: a 12-year analysis and future trends.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Understanding trends in grain consumption is essential to tackle the low consumption of healthful grain foods. This study aimed to evaluate trends and determinants of grain foods meeting the ≤10:1 carbohydrate:fibre ratio (≤10:1 ratio) in Brazil and to estimate this intake for the next years.

Design

Three editions of the cross-sectional, population-based study Health Survey of São Paulo (2003, 2008 and 2015).

Setting

Urban area of São Paulo, Brazil.

Participants

The sample included 5801 participants aged 12 years or more.

Results

A growing trend in the intake of these foods (0·9 percentage of energy (%E) in 2003 to 1·5 %E in 2015) was observed. Also, the proportion of the population consuming at least one grain food meeting the ≤10:1 ratio incr

SUBMITTER: Fontanelli MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884746 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature