Objective: To describe the socioeconomic, demographic and eating profile of Popular Restaurant's customers in Juiz de Fora -MG. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study, carried out at Popular Restaurant Yedda Duarte Gomes, located in the city of Juiz de Fora -MG. Questionnaires were applied to 266 users after they signed a consent form as they left the restaurant. Results and Discussion: Most customers were female, with mean age of 45.33 years; they had attended from 1st to 3rd grade in high school; they were active workers, had a fixed address and average income of 1.33 minimum wages. The higher frequency in the restaurant was 3 to 5 times a week (60.5%); the reason that most influenced the choice to go to the restaurant was the price (68%); 36.8% were at work before going to the restaurant; foods regularly consumed were: beans (87.6%), vegetables (61.7%), milk (55.6%), fruits (51.9%), chicken (22.6%), sweets (21.4%), red meat (20.7%) and natural fruit juice (20.7%). Customers of the Popular Restaurant were people who worked in the vicinity and also homeless people (0.8%). Conclusion: The popular restaurant being studied meets the recommendations of the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger, as well as offers ready-made and healthy meals at affordable prices, in a comfortable and easily accessible place, to the public in a state of food insecurity. Knowledge and characterization of customers and their eating habits are important for better management of the Popular Restaurant, thus contributing to the food and nutritional security of the population.

Background: Previous studies conducted in developed countries have suggested associations between perceptions of neighborhood characteristics and weight gain. However, there are few studies regarding the adult perception of the residential environment and overweight in children and adolescents in countries with low and medium income. The aim of the study was to assess the associations between caretakers' perceptions of environmental characteristics and overweight in themselves and in their children, in a medium-sized city in Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study was performed with 708 children and adolescents and their caretakers. Anthropometric measurements and a structured questionnaire filled out by caretakers concerning child and family characteristics were completed. For environmental assessment, 408 caretakers answered the Portuguese version of the "Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale" by telephone call. A 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was used in the analysis. Unadjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were calculated, as were PR adjusted for age, gender, family income, and total time of exercise the children or adolescents practiced (from Poisson regression models predicting children's and adolescents' overweight), and for age and family income (from Poisson regression models predicting caretakers' overweight). Statistical significance was defined as a p value <0.05. Results: Adult perceptions about the absence of sidewalks on most streets (PR = 0.49, 95%CI = 0.42-0.98) and the absence of interesting things to look at (esthetics) in the neighborhood (PR = 0.65, 95%CI = 0.44-0.90) were inversely associated with the prevalence of overweight in the children and adolescents after adjustment. The absence of hills in the neighborhood (PR = 1.24, 95%CI = 1.05-1.45) and the perception of heavy exhaust fumes (PR = 1.26, 95%CI = 1.02-1.56) were directly associated with the prevalence of overweight in the caretakers. Finally, the high speed of traffic on the street (PR = 0.76, 95%CI = 0.63-0.92) was inversely associated with the prevalence of adult overweight. Conclusions:The results showed, in Brazil, the importance of understanding aspects related to obesogenic environment in the context of medium-sized Brazilian cities.

Os fatores relacionados às crianças, aos adolescentes, a seus responsáveis e a associação deles com a satisfação da vizinhança, revelam que a satisfação com a vizinhança pode ter um papel relevante na determinação da saúde dos indivíduos. O objetivo do estudo foi verificar os fatores sociodemográficos e de estilo de vida de crianças, adolescentes e seus responsáveis relacionados à satisfação da vizinhança em uma cidade de médio porte. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudo epidemiológico transversal com 370 indivíduos de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. A coleta de dados ocorreu nas escolas e realizou-se antropometria e entrevista estruturada com os responsáveis. Para avaliação do ambiente, entrevistas telefônicas foram realizadas com a versão validada na língua portuguesa da Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale. Os resultados indicaram que a maioria dos adultos estava insatisfeita com a vizinhança. Observou-se maior insatisfação com acesso à diversão (82,4%) e maior satisfação com o número de pessoas conhecidas na vizinhança (95,4%). A cor de pele não branca das crianças prevaleceu entre os responsáveis insatisfeitos e indivíduos com maior renda estão mais satisfeitos. A satisfação com a vizinhança não foi associada com o sexo das crianças, a prática de atividade física, a idade, o índice de massa corporal e a circunferência da cintura dos responsáveis. Concluiu-se que características ambientais, como segurança, boa infraestrutura das ruas, espaços adequados para lazer e a boa convivência com as pessoas, relacionam-se com a satisfação com o ambiente, o bem--estar e a saúde dos indivíduos. Palavras-chave: Percepção. Meio ambiente. Saúde pública.