Milene Cristine Pessoa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 111161 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Milene Cristine Pessoa |
| PRENOMES | Milene Cristine |
| SOBRENOME | Pessoa |
| ASSINATURA | PESSOA M C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1053-5450 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 46 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Impact of multi-component school food environment interventions on adiposity and food consumption in children and adolescents
Childhood overweight and obesity are growing public health concerns, leading to metabolic consequences such as increased body mass index, larger waist circumference, and excess body fat. Multi-component school interventions that address both the obesogenic environment and individual behaviors have been recommended, but their effectiveness remains uncertain. This review and meta-analysis, conducted following PRISMA guidelines, examined the impact …
Insegurança alimentar e desigualdades alimentares no Brasil no contexto da pandemia
O artigo analisa a situação de insegurança alimentar (IA) e segurança alimentar (SA) no Brasil, destacando seus condicionantes e a ocorrência desigual entre grupos populacionais. A partir de dados de uma pesquisa de opinião de 2020, o conceito de desigualdades alimentares é utilizado para interpretar os resultados, considerando três dimensões: multidimensionalidade, escalas espaciais e marcadores interseccionais. Também é examinado o papel do Bol…
Evolution of food deserts and food swamps in a Brazilian metropolis between 2008 and 2020
The aim of the current ecological study is to assess the evolution of food deserts and food swamps in the metropolitan city of Belo Horizonte between 2008 and 2020. Food deserts were determined based on the density of healthy establishments per 10,000 inhabitants, whereas food swamps were set based on the density of ultra-processed food procurement establishments per 10,000 inhabitants. The rate of census tracts classified as food deserts has dec…
Obesogenic Environment in a Minas Gerais State Metropolis, Brazil
The aim of the present study is to identify obesogenic environment profiles to find the obesogenic environment pattern for Belo Horizonte City. The current research followed the ecological approach and was substantiated by data from food shops, public sports venues, crime rates (homicides and robberies) and the rate of accidents with pedestrians. Descriptive analyses and principal component analysis (PCA) were conducted in Stata software, version…
Obesogenic neighborhood environment is associated with body fat and low-grade inflammation in Brazilian children
Objective: To evaluate the direct and indirect associations of obesogenic and leptogenic neighborhood environments with body fat, and pro- and anti-inflammatory adipokines in Brazilian children. Design: Cross-sectional study. The body fat distribution was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Concentrations of leptin and adiponectin were measured. Four hundred meters (0·25 miles) road network buffer was the neighborhood unit used…
Community food environment and childhood obesity in a medium‐sized Brazilian city
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to analyze the relationship of community food environments with childhood obesity in a medium-sized Brazilian city. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with 366 schoolchildren aged 8 and 9 years. Children's body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), high cholesterol density lipoprotein (HDL-c), low cholesterol density lipoprotein (LDL-c) and triglycerides (TG) were measured. T…
Obesogenic environment around schools is associated with atherogenic risk in Brazilian children
INTRODUCTION: Cardiometabolic risk factors often emerge in childhood, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. The school environments represent an important active space in a child's routine and may influence their health status. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to evaluate the clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors and its association with the obesogenic and leptogenic environment around schools. A total …
Environmental factors associated with excessive gestational weight gain
The aim is, systematically examine the scientific evidences that associated environmental factors (environment, social environment, environmental planning and spatial population distribution) with the excessive gestational weight gain. A meta-analysis and systematic review carried out as per the Cochrane Handbook recommendations and following the steps recommended by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes. The incl…
Food and nutrition public establishments
This article aims to assess the community food environment around areas with and without Food and Nutrition Public Establishments (FNPE). Cross-sectional study carried out in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The unit of analysis was the buffer (500m) around the FNPE and the census tracts without FNPE. The investigated establishments should market food for consumption at home and be located within the buffer of the areas with and without FNPE. Data collect…
Characteristics of the obesogenic environment around schools are associated with body fat and low-grade inflammation in Brazilian children
Objective: To assess the association of obesogenic environmental characteristics around schools with body adiposity and adipokine concentrations in Brazilian children. Design: Cross-sectional study. Body adiposity was assessed using the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Concentrations of leptin, adiponectin, retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and chemerin were measured. Predominantly ultra-processed food (UPF) stores, public physical activity (PA) …
Scientific research on food environments in Brazil
Objective: To map the scientific research on food environments in Brazil, based on the following questions: How many studies have addressed food environments?; What study designs and methodological approaches were applied?; What is the geographic scope of the studies?; What scenarios and dimensions of food environments were studied?; Which population groups were studied?; How were food environments conceptualised?; What are the main limitations o…
Dinâmicas de abastecimento nos sistemas alimentares em Belo Horizonte
O artigo analisa as transformações históricas e as dinâmicas recentes do abastecimento alimentar de Belo Horizonte e associa tais dinâmicas a diferentes configurações de sistemas alimentares (moderno, misto e tradicional). O estudo mobiliza diferentes técnicas de pesquisa e fontes de dados, prevalecendo pesquisa documental, revisão bibliográfica, levantamento e análise de dados secundários. Os resultados mostram grandes transformações nas dinâmic…
Neighborhood factors associated with leisure-time physical activity in a Brazilian city
The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between environmental variables and leisure-time physical activity levels in an adult population of a medium-sized city in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 965 adults (20–59 years). Individual, socioeconomic, demographic and behavioral data were obtained through a population-based survey. Environmental data were collected through direct observation and subsequently …
Pandemia da Covid-19
Objetivo: Descrever o ambiente alimentar de varejo no primeiro ano da pandemia de Covid-19. Método: Estudo ecológico realizado em três cidades da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. Foram utilizados dados secundários, da Secretaria Estadual da Fazenda de 2020, do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística e da Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Estado de Minas Gerais. Avaliaram-se as seguintes variáveis: abertura e fechamento de estabelecim…
Neighborhood obesogenic environment and cardiometabolic risk in Brazilian children
Our results reinforce the role of the urban environment on maternal obesity and child's cardiometabolic risk and provide evidence for public health policies aimed to prevent such conditions
Características do ambiente alimentar comunitário e do entorno das residências das famílias beneficiárias do Programa Bolsa Família
Conhecer o ambiente alimentar a que as famílias beneficiárias do Programa Bolsa Família (PBF) estão expostas é necessário para identificar a exposição a ambientes que favoreçam piores escolhas alimentares. O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar o ambiente alimentar comunitário da zona urbana do município de Ouro Preto e do entorno das residências das famílias beneficiárias do PBF. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico, conduzido com dados do Sistem…
Availability of food stores around Brazilian schools
The aim of this study was to analyze the availability of food stores in the territory of schools. Ecological study conducted in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with all schools (N=42) and food stores (N=656). Data were collected through the objective evaluation of the environment, and the stores were categorized into healthy, unhealthy, mixed and supermarkets. Bivariate Ripley ́s K function assessed the existence of clustering of categories of stor…
Dietary patterns, breakfast consumption, meals with family and associations with common mental disorders in adolescents
This study observed that healthy dietary patterns are associated with better mental health in adolescents, thus should be encouraged and promoted
Living with parents, lifestyle pattern and common mental disorders in adolescents
Living with parents can contribute to better mental health among adolescents. In addition, the adoption of a healthy lifestyle, encouraged by parents and the community, can reduce the chances of CMD in Brazilian adolescents
Environmental and individual factors associated with gestational weight gain
GWG outside of the recommended interval was associated with individual and environmental factors, and most pregnant women had insufficient or excessive gestational weight gain. Such results can complement previously published evidence, important for creating more effective strategies for the prevention of excessive and inadequate GWG and the consequent problems related to it during pregnancy
Retail food environment in a Brazilian metropolis over the course of a decade
Objective: To evaluate changes in the retail food environment profile in a Brazilian metropolis over a 10-year period. Design: An ecological study was conducted in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The addresses of formal food establishments were geocoded and classified according to their sold-food profile. Density changes were analysed according to neighbourhood, population size, income level and geospatial distribution. Setting:…
Food environments and the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil
Evidence of changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in food security and nutrition conditions, as well as in different food environments, has called researchers’ attention to substantial changes taking place in individuals’ dietary habits. The aim of this study is to present and address changes that have already happened in food environments, during the first COVID-19 pandemic year, in a middle-income country. Multiple changes were observed and h…
Are the laws restricting the sale of food and beverages in school cafeterias associated with obesity in adolescents in Brazilian state capitals
Family characteristics, perceived environment for physical activity, and childhood obesity
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the direct and indirect effects of family characteristics and the perceived neighborhood environment on obesity risks among schoolchildren. METHODS: Through phone contact with the child's mothers/guardians, the perceptions about the aspects of the neighborhood that could limit or promote health. Physical activity, socioeconomic data, self-reported weight and height, and ultra-processed consumption of the respondents were e…
Socioeconomic inequalities in children's health‐related quality of life according to weight status
OBJECTIVES: This study explores the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Portuguese children according to their weight status. METHODS: A total of 1215 primary school-aged children (mean age 8.78 years) from three Portuguese districts (Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra) were assessed during 2016/2017. Father and mother's education (low, medium, high) and work status (employed, unemployed/retired) …
Are the laws restricting the sale of food and beverages in school cafeterias associated with obesity in adolescents in Brazilian state capitals
O ambiente alimentar comunitário e a presença de pântanos alimentares no entorno das escolas de uma metrópole brasileira
O objetivo foi avaliar o ambiente alimentar comunitário e a existência de pântanos alimentares no entorno das escolas de uma metrópole brasileira. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico realizado em escolas públicas e privadas de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, e teve como unidade de análise o buffer de 250m. Foram incluídas no estudo todas as escolas de Educação Infantil, de Ensinos Fundamental e Médio. Em relação às escolas, foram avaliadas a de…
A incorporação dos ambientes alimentares na Política Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição
Web Data Mining
To overcome the challenge of obtaining accurate data on community food retail, we developed an innovative tool to automatically capture food retail data from Google Earth (GE). The proposed method is relevant to non-commercial use or scholarly purposes. We aimed to test the validity of web sources data for the assessment of community food retail environment by comparison to ground-truth observations (gold standard). A secondary aim was to test wh…
Fatores ambientais associados à obesidade em população adulta de um município brasileiro de médio porte
O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar as associações entre as variáveis ambientais e a obesidade em população adulta de um município brasileiro de médio porte. Trata-se de estudo transversal com dados individuais de estudo de base populacional e dados ambientais obtidos por meio de observação direta, posteriormente georreferenciados com base nos endereços. A amostra incluiu 965 adultos de 20 a 59 anos. Utilizaram-se dados antropométricos, socioec…
Associação das concentrações séricas de zinco com hipercolesterolemia e resistência à insulina em crianças brasileiras
O objetivo foi avaliar a associação entre a concentração sérica de zinco e os fatores cardiometabólicos em crianças pré-púberes brasileiras. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com amostra representativa de escolares na faixa etária de 8 e 9 anos, matriculados em escolas urbanas públicas e privadas em Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. A composição corporal foi avaliada pela técnica de absortometria de raios-x de dupla energia. Foram avaliadas as concen…
Tendências da frequência do consumo de feijão por meio de inquérito telefônico nas capitais brasileiras, 2006 a 2009
Analisar a tendência da frequência do consumo do feijão nos anos de 2006 a 2009 nas capitais brasileiras. Trata-se de uma série histórica utilizando a base de dados do Vigitel de todas as capitais brasileiras. O consumo de feijão foi descrito por meio da frequência relativa e a tendência foi avaliada utilizando-se regressão de Poisson. O consumo de feijão cinco ou mais vezes por semana variou de 71,85% (2006) a 65,79 (2009). Na maior faixa de fre…
Food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in a urban population
Food environment characteristics and neighborhood socioeconomic level had significant associations with fruit and vegetable intake score. These are initial findings that require further investigation within the middle income world populations and the role of the environment with respect to both healthy and unhealthy food acquisition and intake
Distribuição espacial da obesidade em área urbana no Brasil
A distribuição espacial de uma doença é importante para o diagnóstico e o conhecimento epidemiológico da situação e das tendências de saúde, permitindo uma melhor compreensão acerca dos fatores que determinam o estado de saúde das populações. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a distribuição espacial da obesidade em adultos em Belo Horizonte, a partir da base de dados do Sistema de Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e de Proteção para Doenças Crônicas…
Validity of body adiposity index in predicting body fat in Brazilians adults
It was found that BAI does not replace other measurements of body fat, but compared with more complex methods can be an alternative for estimating the body fat in the absence of these methods
Fatores sociodemográficos, perinatais e comportamentais associados aos tipos de leite consumidos por crianças menores de seis meses
Avaliar os fatores associados ao consumo de leite materno (LM), fórmulas lácteas (FL) e leite de vaca (LV). Estudo de coorte com 247 crianças acompanhadas no 1°, 4° e 6° mês de vida, em Viçosa-MG. Para o LV e FL contabilizouse o consumo independentemente da ingestão de LM. Para o LM, considerou-se apenas o consumo exclusivo ou predominante. Do 1° ao 6° mês observou-se o aumento do não consumo de LM de forma exclusiva ou predominante (31,6%), bem …
Risk and protective factors for chronic diseases in adults
The article describes the relative frequency ok of risk and protective behaviors for chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adults residing in Viçosa, Brazil. A cross-section-al population-based study including 1,226 adults living in the municipality. We used a structured questionnaire containing questions sociodemographic and behavioral The risk and protection factors evaluated were: smoking, physical activity, excessive consumption of alco…
Determinantes da velocidade média de crescimento de crianças até seis meses de vida
Este estudo teve como objetivo a investigação de alguns fatores que contribuíram para uma maior ou menor velocidade de crescimento de crianças até o sexto mês de vida. Estudo de coorte com 240 crianças, avaliadas em quatro momentos. Foram investigadas variáveis de nascimento, práticas alimentares da criança, dificuldade da mãe em amamentar e uso de chupeta. A velocidade de ganho de peso (gramas/dia) e ganho de comprimento (centímetros/mês) das cr…
Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency is associated with insulin resistance in Brazilian children, regardless of body fat distribution
Objective To assess the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors, controlled by adiposity, in a representative sample of prepubescent children. Design Cross-sectional population-based study. Body composition was evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Anthropometric measures and blood pressure were performed. Laboratory analyses were performed to determine the levels of vita…
Associação das concentrações séricas de zinco com hipercolesterolemia e resistência à insulina em crianças brasileiras
O objetivo foi avaliar a associação entre a concentração sérica de zinco e os fatores cardiometabólicos em crianças pré-púberes brasileiras. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com amostra representativa de escolares na faixa etária de 8 e 9 anos, matriculados em escolas urbanas públicas e privadas em Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. A composição corporal foi avaliada pela técnica de absortometria de raios-x de dupla energia. Foram avaliadas as concen…
Consumo de bebidas açucaradas e fatores associados em adultos
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o consumo regular de bebidas açucaradas e sua associação com aspectos sociodemográficos e comportamentais de adultos de uma cidade do sudoeste brasileiro. Trata-se de um estudo de base populacional com 1226 adultos de 20 a 59 anos, residentes na zona urbana do município de Viçosa-MG. Foi aplicado um questionário estruturado para medir as condições sociodemográficas e comportamentais. O consumo de bebidas açucar…
Hospital-acquired conditions and length of stay in the pregnancy and puerperal cycle
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of the Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) in women in the puerperal and pregnancy cycle during length of stay. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 113,456 women, between July 2012 and July 2017, in Brazil’s national hospitals of the supplementary healthcare networks and philanthropists accredited to the Unified Health System (SUS). Data on hospital discharges were collected using the Diagnosis-R…
Factors associated with the length of hospital stay of women undergoing cesarean section
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether age group, complications or comorbidities are associated with the length of hospitalization of women undergoing cesarean section. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out between June 2012 and July 2017, with 64,437 women undergoing cesarean section and who did not acquire conditions during their hospital stay. Hospital discharge data were collected from national health institutions, using the Diagnosis-Rela…
Food environment, social deprivation and obesity among students from Brazilian public schools
Objective To investigate the relationship between social deprivation and the food environment. Furthermore, to evaluate if the food environment is associated with the prevalence of obesity among students in Brazilian public schools. Design Cross-sectional. For the classification of obesity, weight and height were measured, and the cut-off point of BMI-for-age Z -score >+2 was adopted. Social deprivation level was determined from the Health Vulner…
Fatores ambientais associados à obesidade em população adulta de um município brasileiro de médio porte
O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar as associações entre as variáveis ambientais e a obesidade em população adulta de um município brasileiro de médio porte. Trata-se de estudo transversal com dados individuais de estudo de base populacional e dados ambientais obtidos por meio de observação direta, posteriormente georreferenciados com base nos endereços. A amostra incluiu 965 adultos de 20 a 59 anos. Utilizaram-se dados antropométricos, socioec…
Fatores associados aos padrões alimentares no segundo semestre de vida
O objetivo deste artigo é identificar padrões alimentares de crianças com 6, 9 e 12 meses e sua associação com variáveis socioeconômicas, comportamentais, de nascimento e nutrição. Estudo transversal com crianças de uma coorte em Viçosa-MG, sendo 112 crianças com 6 meses, 149 com 9 meses e 117 com 12 meses. O consumo alimentar foi avaliado por um recordatório de 24 horas e os padrões extraídos por análise de agrupamentos. O leite materno foi iden…
Web Data Mining
To overcome the challenge of obtaining accurate data on community food retail, we developed an innovative tool to automatically capture food retail data from Google Earth (GE). The proposed method is relevant to non-commercial use or scholarly purposes. We aimed to test the validity of web sources data for the assessment of community food retail environment by comparison to ground-truth observations (gold standard). A secondary aim was to test wh…
Caminhabilidade e envelhecimento saudável
Há evidências de que ambientes urbanos que desestimulam a caminhada contribuem para a incapacidade funcional de idosos. Vários índices foram propostos para descrever a caminhabilidade de uma área combinando aspectos do ambiente construído que promovem ou inibem a caminhada. No entanto, devido a problemas de qualidade e disponibilidade de dados no Brasil, até o momento não há um índice de caminhabilidade aplicável a todas as cidades do país e devi…
Family characteristics, perceived environment for physical activity, and childhood obesity
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the direct and indirect effects of family characteristics and the perceived neighborhood environment on obesity risks among schoolchildren. METHODS: Through phone contact with the child's mothers/guardians, the perceptions about the aspects of the neighborhood that could limit or promote health. Physical activity, socioeconomic data, self-reported weight and height, and ultra-processed consumption of the respondents were e…
Socioeconomic inequalities in children's health‐related quality of life according to weight status
OBJECTIVES: This study explores the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Portuguese children according to their weight status. METHODS: A total of 1215 primary school-aged children (mean age 8.78 years) from three Portuguese districts (Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra) were assessed during 2016/2017. Father and mother's education (low, medium, high) and work status (employed, unemployed/retired) …
Social inequalities in the surrounding areas of food deserts and food swamps in a Brazilian metropolis
The food environment in Belo Horizonte was featured by the strong presence of food deserts and food swamps. However, the potential influence of these areas on food intake has changed depending on social inequalities
Fruit and vegetable consumption among older adults
Objective: To examine the association between urban food environment and regular consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) by older adults from a medium-sized Brazilian city. Design: Cross-sectional study based on data related to (1) objective assessment of establishments with predominant sale of unprocessed/minimally processed foods, mixed establishments and establishments with predominant sale of ultra-processed foods; (2) regular consumption o…
O ambiente alimentar comunitário e a presença de pântanos alimentares no entorno das escolas de uma metrópole brasileira
O objetivo foi avaliar o ambiente alimentar comunitário e a existência de pântanos alimentares no entorno das escolas de uma metrópole brasileira. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico realizado em escolas públicas e privadas de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, e teve como unidade de análise o buffer de 250m. Foram incluídas no estudo todas as escolas de Educação Infantil, de Ensinos Fundamental e Médio. Em relação às escolas, foram avaliadas a de…
A incorporação dos ambientes alimentares na Política Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição
Neighborhood factors associated with leisure-time physical activity in a Brazilian city
The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between environmental variables and leisure-time physical activity levels in an adult population of a medium-sized city in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 965 adults (20–59 years). Individual, socioeconomic, demographic and behavioral data were obtained through a population-based survey. Environmental data were collected through direct observation and subsequently …
Pandemia da Covid-19
Objetivo: Descrever o ambiente alimentar de varejo no primeiro ano da pandemia de Covid-19. Método: Estudo ecológico realizado em três cidades da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. Foram utilizados dados secundários, da Secretaria Estadual da Fazenda de 2020, do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística e da Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Estado de Minas Gerais. Avaliaram-se as seguintes variáveis: abertura e fechamento de estabelecim…
Medicine (37 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (31 obras) · Environmental health (25 obras) · Geography (18 obras) · Population (12 obras) · Demography (11 obras) · Obesity (9 obras) · Internal Medicine (8 obras) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (8 obras) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (7 obras)