Consumo de carnes por forma de preparo no Brasil.

Abstract

A plausible association between meat consumption and the development of colorectal cancer has been partly explained by process formation of heterocyclic amines and aromatic hydrocarbons during cooking. In Brazil this type of cancer is among the three most frequent causes of death from cancer in both men and women, and the South and Southeast have the highest mortality rates. This study aims to estimate the average consumption per capita and prevalence of meat by ways to prepare in Brazil, with emphasis on grilled / coal / barbecue and fried. National Dietary Survey data were used (NDS) which is part of the Brazilian Household Budget Survey (HBS) conducted between 2008 and 2009. In this survey was analyzed information related to dietary intake of 34,003 individuals with ten years of age and older, including questions about portion sizes consumed, cooking methods, and local of consumption (inside or outside of the home). The overall meat means were stratified by gender, education, income, large geographic areas, house situation (urban / rural) and local of consumption. Data analysis were conducted considering the sample weights and complex sample design. It was found that the highest average per capita consumption in grams beef occurred in the group of cattle beef and the fried preparation had the average per capita consumption of grilled / coal / barbecue and fried among Brazilian regions, being more evident when disaggregated by socio-demographic highest average per capita intake (31 grams / day). Ganging up all kinds of meat in one class, "meat in general," the form of fried preparation remained higher than consumption grilled / coal / barbecue in all variables. When disaggregated by variables of interest, the highest average per capita consumption of meat in general occurred in the highest category of education (21 grams / day) for type grilled / coal / barbecue and between residents of the North (111gramas / day) for the fried kind. The lowest average per capita occurred among individuals in the first quarter of income (1.96 grams / day) for those who consumed grilled / coal / barbecue and fried meat the lowest average was found outside the home (20 grams / day). The results indicate that there is a big difference between the variables.