Food habits and evaluation of nutritional status of migrant harvest workers in the Ribeirão Preto Region of S. Paulo State, Brazil
This paper is related to a new class of agricultural migrant worker working on sugar-cane plantations in the State of S. Paulo, Southern Brazil. During harvest time they come from the northern states, stay to work in the area for a few months and return to their homes as soon as the harvest is over....
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1984 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/23241 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23241 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agricultural workers Nutrition surveys^i2^sRibeirão Preto SP Bra Food habits Trabalhadores migrantes rurais Inquéritos nutricionais^i1^sRibeirão Preto Hábitos alimentares |
| Sumario: | This paper is related to a new class of agricultural migrant worker working on sugar-cane plantations in the State of S. Paulo, Southern Brazil. During harvest time they come from the northern states, stay to work in the area for a few months and return to their homes as soon as the harvest is over. Their food habits and intake are described, both at home and in the sugar-cane areas. Nutritional evaluation was carried out among a group of these workers by means of clinical-anthropometric measurements. It was found that during the working period in São Paulo, when they apparently have a higher caloric intake than in their home situation an increased weight, tricepital skinfold and arm circumference were observed. |
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