A queda na qualidade da alimentação dos adolescentes brasileiros: um estudo de painel em Niterói, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2003-2008 La caída en la calidad de la alimentación de los adolescentes brasileños: un estudio de panel en Niterói, Estado de Río de Janeiro, Brasil, 2003Brasil, -2008 "total vegetables", "dark green and orange vegetables", and "meat, eggs, and legumes", but there was an increase in the score for "milk and dairy " (4.0 vs. 5.2; p < 0.01). Among female adolescents, the BHEI-R decreased (64.1 vs. 62.4; p = 0.04), as did the scores attributed to "total vegetables", "dark green and orange vegetables", "meat, eggs, and legumes", and "solid fat, alcohol, and added sugar". In contrast, among males, only the "whole grains" score decreased (0.2 vs. 0.1; p = 0.04). From 2003 p = 0.04). From to 2008, the diet quality of female public school students declined in Niterói.