A adesão ao Padrão Alimentar Mediterrânico (PAM) está associada a taxas de morbilidade e mortalidade mais baixas. A nível nutricional este padrão alimentar caracteriza-se por um consumo abundante de ácidos gordos monoinsaturados, sobretudo de ácido oleico, de bras e de substâncias de origem vegetal com propriedades antioxidantes.Embora os dados disponíveis sobre a adesão ao PAM em crianças e adolescentes em Po...
Com a alteração da natureza dos conflitos a segurança internacional deparou-se com a necessidade de resposta que não a meramente militar. Era necessário conciliar o instrumento militar com o policial, entre outros. A Guarda Nacional Republicana desde finais do século passado tem atuado na estabilização de vários conflitos um pouco por todo o mundo. Esta participação foi sempre após resolução da ONU, mas nunca e...
Tese de Mestrado Integrado. Engenharia Informática e Computação. Faculdade de Engenharia. Universidade do Porto. 2013
Background and objectives: In Portugal there is a coexis- tence of high prevalence of obesity with high levels of food in- security. Food insecurity may lead to the increasing of health inequalities, namely by an unequal distribution of obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases through the most vulne- rable groups. This situation prompted the Portuguese Health Ministry to define the National Program of He...
This paper describe and analyse the impact of an educational approach based on collaborative learning regarding a critical analyse of the new Portuguese Food and Nutrition Action Plan (PFNAP), into the students enrolled at Nutrition Policy (NP) course unit of Nutritional Sciences Undergraduate of University of Porto (UP). In our opinion this new educational approach ensure that students developed the necess...
Food based chronic diseases are already the leading cause of death and disease in Western societies. Portugal, with a million of adult obese and with a sharp increase in social and economic costs associated with this type of pathology, began in 2012 and for the first time, a national strategy in the field of food and nutrition which was called the "National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating". The s...
Nutritionists are health professionals increasingly called upon to develop and implement integrated strategies to prevent and reduce the risks of diseases associated with food. The construction of inter-sectoral strategies, able to act on the knowledge and attitudes of the citizens and at the same time change environments and food availability requires a kind of knowledge adapted for community intervention. Kno...
This paper aims to compare food and nutrition actions related to foodsecurity (FS) in Brazil and Portugal, keeping in mind that several countries have established guidelines to guarantee adequate food. Both nations are experiencing a reduction in fertility rates, increased life expectancy, and a high prevalence of non-communicable diseases. In Brazil, 30.2% of households live in food insecurity; in Portugal, ev...
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