Análise crítica de dietas de emagrecimento intituladas detox divulgadas em revistas não científicas
2022
da Silva, Letícia Cristinne Costa | Cunha, Klelma Teixeira da | Costa, Gilberto de Araújo | de Carvalho, Luiza Marly Freitas
Obesity is a global public health problem, in an attempt to reduce weight and control obesity, in recent years, a wide range of diets have emerged that promise rapid weight loss, detoxification of the body, and the media has influenced behavior and behavior. contributed to the construction of an aesthetic model of the population through the definition of a standard of beauty. The present research aimed to evaluate the nutritional composition of detox diets published in non-scientific journals. The study is of a documentary and descriptive nature. The sample consisted of 52 diets present in hardcover magazines, sold on traditional newsstands where the content covered was detox diet. Values of energy, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids were calculated for all diets found. The data found were compared with the recommended values according to the Dietary Reference Intakes. In the analyzed diets, 57.69% had an insufficient amount of calories and 57.69% had an adequate amount of carbohydrate, 84.61% of the diets had an adequate amount of protein, 61.54% of the diets had an adequate amount of lipids. Regarding micronutrients, the diets showed insufficient amounts of calcium, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and retinol. According to the preparation of the diet, 80.77% were by nutritionists and 18.23% by other professionals. It is concluded that most of the menus analyzed in non-scientific journals presented inadequate nutritional values when compared to the recommendations, which may harm the health of the people who practice them.
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