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Knowledge of nursing and nutrition graduate students on the consumption of food colorings and their adverse health effects
Conhecimento dos graduandos de nutrição e enfermagem quanto ao consumo de corantes alimentares e seus efeitos adversos à saúde
Conocimiento de los graduandos de nutrición y enfermería sobre el consumo de colorantes alimentares y sus efectos adversos para la salud
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Abstract Objective: evaluating the knowledge among Nutrition and Nursing graduate students of a public university regarding the dietary practices in relation to the consumption of food colorings and their health risks. Methods: this is a quantitative and qualitative cross-sectional study in which a semi-stru... view more
Objective: evaluating the knowledge among Nutrition and Nursing graduate students of a public university regarding the dietary practices in relation to the consumption of food colorings and their health risks. Methods: this is a quantitative and qualitative cross-sectional study in which a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to new graduate students of the Nursing and Nutrition courses at a public university. Results: the study showed that the knowledge concerning healthy eating is not clear to graduates yet, and the excessive consumption of food colorings through goodies are still present in their daily diet. Graduates admit the existence of adverse effects caused by the dyes and industrialized products, even though the knowledge about the additives is not clear. Reading and understanding the labels was not really clarifying, mainly by inefficient information on the packages and a lack of reliability from the manufacturer. Conclusion: actions regarding clarification on these products' information are required.... view less
Keywords
knowledge; caregiving; nursing; nutrition; health; food; risk; chemistry; graduate
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 5045-5053
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i4.5045-5053
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed