This article compares the food intake of overweight and normal-weight adolescents from 12 to 17.9 years of age (71.8% of the original sample). Data were obtained in a survey performed in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1995

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IntroductionThe practice of physical activity is an important factor in the prevention of health problems. However, a small portion of the population is physically active. Recent reviews show that physical activity classes in community settings have the potential to increase population levels of physical activity and reduce health inequalities.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of the Academias da Cidade Program in Belo Horizonte on the practice of physical activity in leisure time (PALT) by non-users living near the program centers.MethodsWe conducted a home-based health survey in Belo Horizonte (2008–2009) with 1,581 adults who were non-users of the program and who lived within a 1,500-meter radius of one active program center (exposed group) and two nonoperational centers with sites reserved for their construction (unexposed group). We collected data on PALT levels (≥150 minutes/week), which was measured with the Physical Activity International Questionnaire and analyzed with binary logistic regression using the Generalized Estimating Equations method. The propensity score was used as an adjustment variable to control the potential confusion in the measures of effect of exposure studied.ResultsThe overall prevalence of the PALT was 26.5% in the exposed group and 22.7% in the unexposed group. The exposed group was more likely to be active in leisure time (OR = 1.05; CI 95%: 1.01–1.10). When considering the interaction between exposed group and distance, individuals in the exposed group who lived less than 500 meters from the program center were more likely to be active in leisure time (OR = 1.18, CI 95%: 1.03–1.35) compared to their counterparts.ConclusionPromoting physical activity in the community can favorably affect PALT levels among residents, especially those living closest to intervention centers. We believe the Academias da Cidade Program is a promising strategy to facilitate the access to appropriate spaces for the practice of physical activity and contribute to increase the levels physical activity within populations.

R ESU M OObjetivou-se, com o presente trabalho, avaliar o crescimento vegetativo do girassol irrigado com diferentes lâminas de esgoto doméstico tratado e água de poço freático e adubado com diferentes doses de nitrogênio. O experimento foi conduzido no Centro de Pesquisa sobre Tratamento e Reúso de Águas Residuárias, em Aquiraz, CE. O delineamento estatístico adotado foi o de blocos ao acaso, no esquema de parcelas subsubdivididas, com quatro repetições. Nas parcelas foram avaliados os efeitos dos dois tipos de água de irrigação sobre os parâmetros de crescimento da cultura e, nas subparcelas, os efeitos das cinco lâminas de irrigação baseadas em percentuais da evaporação do tanque classe A (ECA), que corresponderam à multiplicação da ECA pelos fatores 0,25; 0,50; 0,75; 1,00 e 1,25; nas subsubparcelas determinou-se o efeito de quatro doses de adubação nitrogenada, a saber: 25, 50, 75 e 100 kg ha -1. A altura da planta, diâmetro do caule e número de folhas, aumentaram linearmente em função das lâminas de irrigação. Os valores obtidos para água de reúso sempre foram superiores aos obtidos com a água de poço. O diâmetro do capítulo aumentou de modo quadrático em função do aumento da lâmina de irrigação e das doses de adubo nitrogenado. Palavras-chave:Helianthus annuus L., esgoto tratado, gotejamento Growth of irrigated sunflower under different water sources and nitrogen fertilization A B ST R A C T The objective of the present study was to evaluate the growth of sunflower crop irrigated with different water sources (both treated wastewater and well water) and application of different rates of nitrogen fertilizer. The experiment was conducted at the Research Center of Treatment and Reuse of Sewer Water located in the municipality of Aquiraz in the State of Ceará, Brazil. The statistical design consisted of a randomized block in split-plots with four replications. In the plots, the effects of two types of irrigation water on sunflower growth parameters was evaluated and in the subplots the effects of the five irrigation levels; according to the percentage of Class A Evaporation Pan (ECA),corresponding to the multiplication of ECA by factors of 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00 and 1.25 levels were determined. In splitplots, the effects of the four rates of nitrogen (25, 50, 75 and 100 kg ha -1 ) on the same growth parameters were evaluated. The plant height, stem diameter and number of leaves increased linearly as a function of the irrigation water levels. The parameter values obtained for wastewater were consistently higher than those obtained with well water. The capitulum diameter increased in a quadratic manner as a function of the irrigation water levels and nitrogen fertilizer rates.

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