Title:	Breakfast characterization and consumption by low-income Brazilians : food identity and regional food
Authors:	Sousa, Janice Ramos de Akutsu, Rita de Cássia Coelho de Almeida Zandonadi, Renata Puppin Botelho, Raquel Braz Assunção
metadata.dc.identifier.orcid:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0699-7617 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-3089 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-287X
Assunto::	Desjejum População de baixa renda Alimentos regionais
Issue Date:	18-Jun-2020
Publisher:	MDPI
Citation:	SOUSA, Janice Ramos de et al. Breakfast characterization and consumption by low-income Brazilians: food identity and regional food. Sustainability, v. 12, n. 12, 4998, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124998. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/12/4998. Acesso em: 22 jun. 2020.
Abstract:	The study aimed to evaluate the breakfast (BF) of the Brazilian low-income population, analyzing cultural aspects, such as the habit of consuming regional foods and the BF food identity markers. This cross-sectional study used a sample of 1872 low-income Brazilians. For the food consumption analysis, three 24–hour dietary recalls were used. For the qualitative analysis of the BF, we used three classifications: standard, full, partial, and without BF. Also, BF was considered as regional when at least one regional food (contained in a predefined list of regional foods) was consumed. For the analysis of BF's food identity markers, we evaluated all food groups and their frequencies. Of the 5616 possible BF meals available for the three days of consumption, 17.3% were skipped, a low percentage. A total of 4642 BF examples were analyzed. Standard type BF was prevalent in all regions, and full BF was rarely consumed by participants. Women during the weekend skipped BF less often. Out of all five Brazilian regions, the ones with the highest consumption of regional foods were the Midwest (46.6%) and the South (45.9%). The highest frequency of consumed foods in BF were coffee with cow’s milk (or milk with coffee), added sugar, bread, and margarine, indicating that these are the identity markers of BF in the studied sample. Considering that the percentage of standard type BF was very high and that the consumption of added sugar and margarine was accentuated, actions to stimulate the intake of fresh fruits and foods in all meals are necessary, especially in the first meal of the day. There is a need for new proposals for actions and programs with the purpose of expanding access to healthy and adequate regional foods, especially to low-income families.
Licença::	© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124998
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