Menu labelling and healthy food choices: a randomised controlled trial

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of different menu labelling formats on healthy food choices in a real restaurant setting. This cross-sectional, randomised and controlled parallel-group trial was conducted in Brazil in 2013. 313 university students were randomly assigned to one of three parallel groups with different menu labelling formats. Of these, data from 233 students were analysed. The others did not attend and were excluded. Intervention group 1 (n=88) received information in the form of a traffic light system plus guideline daily amounts, while intervention group 2 (n=74) was presented with an ingredients list plus highlighted symbols. The control group (n=71) received a menu with no menu labelling. Data were collected on one weekday in a restaurant setting. Trial outcomes were assessed by healthy food choices. Healthy food choices were significantly higher among students who received the menu showing an ingredients list plus highlighted symbols. The same menu labelling format positively affected healthy food choices in women, not overweight participants and who often ate out more than twice a week. A menu labelling format that presented an ingredients list and highlighted symbols was positively associated with healthy food choices among university students in Brazil. This type of labelling could be adopted in future legislation on menu labelling in Brazil and around the world

A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DAS INCUBADORAS DE BASE TECNOLÓGICA NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO EMPREENDEDORISMO INOVADOR: UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar contribuições de incubadoras de base tecnológica de diferentes níveis de maturidade para o desenvolvimento do processo de empreendedorismo inovador. Assim, utilizou-se do modelo de Martins (2013) aplicado à duas incubadoras consideradas referências para avaliar e comparar as contribuições de uma jovem incubadora de biotecnologia do Rio de Janeiro ao empreendedorismo inovador. De caráter exploratório e descritivo, o estudo de caso evidenciou principalmente que embora o resultado da jovem incubadora tenha se apresentado competitivo assim como o das incubadoras referências, alguns indicadores merecem atenção, pois impactaram significativamente sua performance

Comparison of the nutritional content of products, with and without nutrient claims, targeted at children in Brazil

Many children's food products highlight positive attributes on their front-of-package labels in the form of nutrient claims. This cross-sectional study investigated all retailed packaged foods (n 5620) in a major Brazilian supermarket, in order to identify the availability of products targeted at children, and to compare the nutritional content of products with and without nutrient claims on labels. Data on energy, carbohydrate, protein, fibre, Na and total and SFA content, along with the presence and type of nutrient claims, were obtained in-store from labels of all products. Products targeted at children were identified, divided into eight food groups and compared for their nutritional content per 100 g/ml and the presence of nutrient claims using the Mann-Whitney U test (P<0·05). Of the 535 food products targeted at children (9·5 % of all products), 270 (50·5 %) displayed nutrient claims on their labels. Children's products with nutrient claims had either a similar or worse nutritional content than their counterparts without nutrient claims. The major differences among groups were found in Group 8 (e.g. sauces and ready meals), in which children's products bearing nutrient claims had higher energy, carbohydrate, Na and total and SFA content per 100 g/ml than products without nutrient claims (P<0·05). This suggests that, to prevent misleading parents who are seeking healthier products for their children, the regulation on the use of nutrient claims should be revised, so that only products with appropriate nutrient profiles are allowed to display them

Os princípios instituídos pela Organização das Nações Unidas para uma educação responsável em gestão: uma proposta inovadora para o ensino de administração

Society, organizations, and people in general have been questioned about what has been done with the world in which we live. The new information and communication technologies, new models of consumption and the networks connecting actors around the globe have led to new social issues, that requires innovative responses by organizations. The answers for these questions can be in the education process in the Business Schools, i.e. in a responsible education in management. In this context, this article aims to analyze the strategies used by Management courses of higher education institutions of the region around Florianópolis to promote the formation of the Manager on the basis of the Principles for Responsible Management Education - PRME. The study was carried out in fifteen Higher Education Institutions that offer undergraduate degrees in business administration. The sample of respondents is composed of all fifteen course managers, and a stratified probability sample of two hundred and twenty-six teachers, accepting a sampling error of 4per cent. The primary data collected by semi-structured interviews were faced with secondary data from the pedagogical projects. Data analysis was performed based on content analysis category. The results showed that the majority of educators are unaware of the proposals made by the United Nations Organization and the few who know them, do not propose formal strategies for practical implementation because there is no requirement of the Ministry of Education, as well as of the Regional Council of Administration. It shows a reactive posture in a sector that is already characterized by normative and mimetic behavior.Sociedade, organizações e pessoas em geral têm sido questionadas acerca do que está sendo feito com o mundo em que se vive. As novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação, os novos modelos de consumo e as redes conectando atores ao redor do globo têm conduzido a novas questões sociais, exigindo das organizações respostas inovadoras. Tais respostas podem ter origem no processo de formação dos gestores, ou seja, em uma educação responsável em gestão. Neste contexto, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar as estratégias utilizadas pelos cursos de Administração das Instituições de Educação Superior (IES) da Grande Florianópolis para promover a formação do gestor com base nos Princípios para a Educação Responsável em Gestão – PRME. Realizou-se o estudo em quinze IES da região, compreendendo toda a população de IES com oferta de cursos de graduação em Administração. A amostra de entrevistados constitui-se de todos os 15 coordenadores e de uma amostra probabilística estratificada de 226 professores, aceitando-se um erro amostral de 4% em sua composição. Os dados primários, coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, foram confrontados com dados secundários provenientes dos projetos pedagógicos dos cursos. A análise de dados foi realizada com base na análise de conteúdo categorial. Os resultados demonstraram que os educadores na sua maioria não conhecem as propostas da ONU e os poucos que a conhecem não propõem estratégias formais para sua implementação por não haver exigência do Ministério da Educação, bem como do Conselho Regional de Administração, mostrando uma postura reativa diante de um setor já caracterizado pelo institucionalismo

Public intervention in food and nutrition in Brazil

En las últimas dos décadas, el gobierno brasileño creó varios programas de transferencia de ingresos para los más pobres con el objetivo de promover la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, así como para erradicar la pobreza extrema y el hambre. Estos programas proporcionaron algunos resultados satisfactorios, lo que no se puede atribuir exclusivamente a la transferencia de ingresos, sino también a otros sectores gubernamentales y a diversas políticas públicas en las áreas de educación, salud y saneamiento básico. En conjunto, estas políticas están destinadas a romper el patrón de pobreza intergeneracional, contribuyendo con el desarrollo humano del país