Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the food environment (FE) of a Brazilian public university regarding availability, accommodation and economic accessibility. Audits and check lists were used. Foods and meals marketed in the university were classified according to their level of processing. FE of the un...

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Autores principales:	Barbosa,Roseane, Henriques,Patrícia, Guerra,Hevelyn, Emerentino,Jéssica, Soares,Daniele, Dias,Patrícia, Ferreira,Daniele
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología 2020
Materias:	Environment Food Food and Nutritional Security Food Service University
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182020000300443
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-751820200003004432020-06-22Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eatingBarbosa,RoseaneHenriques,PatríciaGuerra,HevelynEmerentino,JéssicaSoares,DanieleDias,PatríciaFerreira,Daniele Environment Food Food and Nutritional Security Food Service University ABSTRACT This study evaluated the food environment (FE) of a Brazilian public university regarding availability, accommodation and economic accessibility. Audits and check lists were used. Foods and meals marketed in the university were classified according to their level of processing. FE of the university was composed of 21 food services (FS), a central university restaurant (UR) and four satellite UR. Accommodations in most FS included furniture for customers and two provided free water. UR had an adequate physical structure and provided water during meals. Meal prices were much higher in FS compared to the UR. With respect to availability, the highest percentage of foods marketed were ultra-processed. Fruits, vegetables were offered daily at the UR. The university food environment was characterized by providing a large supply of ultra-processed foods in FS located on all campuses; however, fresh or minimally processed food options were available only at UR.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y ToxicologíaRevista chilena de nutrición v.47 n.3 20202020-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182020000300443en10.4067/S0717-75182020000300443
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spellingShingle	Environment Food Food and Nutritional Security Food Service University Barbosa,Roseane Henriques,Patrícia Guerra,Hevelyn Emerentino,Jéssica Soares,Daniele Dias,Patrícia Ferreira,Daniele Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating
description	ABSTRACT This study evaluated the food environment (FE) of a Brazilian public university regarding availability, accommodation and economic accessibility. Audits and check lists were used. Foods and meals marketed in the university were classified according to their level of processing. FE of the university was composed of 21 food services (FS), a central university restaurant (UR) and four satellite UR. Accommodations in most FS included furniture for customers and two provided free water. UR had an adequate physical structure and provided water during meals. Meal prices were much higher in FS compared to the UR. With respect to availability, the highest percentage of foods marketed were ultra-processed. Fruits, vegetables were offered daily at the UR. The university food environment was characterized by providing a large supply of ultra-processed foods in FS located on all campuses; however, fresh or minimally processed food options were available only at UR.
author	Barbosa,Roseane Henriques,Patrícia Guerra,Hevelyn Emerentino,Jéssica Soares,Daniele Dias,Patrícia Ferreira,Daniele
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title	Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating
title_short	Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating
title_full	Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating
title_fullStr	Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating
title_full_unstemmed	Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating
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publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología
publishDate	2020
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Food environment of a Brazilian public university: challenges to promote healthy eating

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