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Carlos Augusto Monteiro

Professor Titular da Universidade de São Paulo
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Maternal and child health in Brazil: progress and challenges

CG Victora, EML Aquino, M do Carmo Leal… - The lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
In the past three decades, Brazil has undergone rapid changes in major social determinants
of health and in the organisation of health services. In this report, we examine how these …

Dietary guidelines to nourish humanity and the planet in the twenty-first century. A blueprint from Brazil

CA Monteiro, G Cannon, JC Moubarac… - Public health …, 2015 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo present and discuss the dietary guidelines issued by the Brazilian government
in 2014. DesignThe present paper describes the aims of the guidelines, their shaping …

Ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profiles associated with obesity: A multicountry study of children and adolescents

D Neri, EM Steele, N Khandpur, G Cediel… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study assessed associations between ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary
nutrient profile linked to obesity in children and adolescents in Argentina, Australia, Brazil …

Chronic non-communicable diseases in Brazil: burden and current challenges

MI Schmidt, BB Duncan, GA e Silva, AM Menezes… - The lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a major health priority in Brazil—72% of
all deaths were attributable to NCDs in 2007. They are also the main source of disease …

The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing

CA Monteiro, G Cannon, JC Moubarac… - Public health …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Given evident multiple threats to food systems and supplies, food security, human health
and welfare, the living and physical world and the biosphere, the years 2016–2025 are now …

Increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and likely impact on human health: evidence from Brazil

CA Monteiro, RB Levy, RM Claro… - Public health …, 2010 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo assess time trends in the contribution of processed foods to food purchases
made by Brazilian households and to explore the potential impact on the overall quality of …

[HTML][HTML] A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing

CA Monteiro, RB Levy, RM Claro, IRR Castro… - Cadernos de saude …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
This paper describes a new food classification which assigns foodstuffs according to the
extent and purpose of the industrial processing applied to them. Three main groups are …

Ultra-processed foods and added sugars in the US diet: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study

EM Steele, LG Baraldi, ML da Costa Louzada… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the contribution of ultra-processed foods to the intake of added
sugars in the USA. Ultra-processed foods were defined as industrial formulations which …

[PDF][PDF] Ultra-processed foods, diet quality, and health using the NOVA classification system

CA Monteiro, G Cannon, M Lawrence… - Rome …, 2019 - edisciplinas.usp.br
The significance of industrial processing, and in particular techniques and ingredients
developed or created by modern food science and technology, on the nature of food and on …

Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults

ML da Costa Louzada, LG Baraldi, EM Steele… - Preventive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the consumption
of ultra-processed foods and obesity indicators among Brazilian adults and adolescents …