DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UM QUESTIONÁRIO DE FREQUÊNCIA ALIMENTAR PARA POPULAÇÕES QUILOMBOLAS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRASIL

Abstract

AIM: develop a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to investigate dietary intake of adults in the maroon communities of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: The FFQ was based on the prior application of 24-hour recalls (R24hs), a cross-sectional study conducted in 2011, with a representative sample of the maroon communities of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) surveys. 589 recalls were collected, generating a list of 163 food items. For the construction of the food list of the FFQ, we selected the items that had a frequency of occurrence of up to 5%.and those that showed percentage contribution to the intake of energy and nutrients of interest in the study. Results: The most frequently consumed foods by quilombola population were rice, soybean oil, coffee, beans, breads, sugar and red meat. The food with the highest contribution to caloric intake was the homemade bread, as well as the intake of carbohydrates and sodium. The item that contributed the most to the intake of protein was red meat. For the lipids, the major contributor was soybean oil. For fibers, the largest contributor is the beans, as well as potassium. The orange was the food that contributed most to the intake of vitamin C. The final list of the food frequency questionnaire consists of 65 food items. Conclusion: This study will make an important contribution on the eating habits of the maroon communities of Rio Grande do Sul, due to the paucity of data on the subject. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]