(1) Background: During adolescence, there are significant changes in food consumption, such as reducing the consumption of in natura or minimally processed foods and increasing the consumption of ultra-processed foods. Thus, eating habits can influence sleep duration and, consequently, affect the quality of life of young people. This study thus aims to estimate the association of consumption of in natura or minimally processed, processed, and ultra-processed foods with sleep durations in adolescents. (2) Methods: This is a cross-sectional study including 964 adolescents (18 to 19 years old) from the 1997 to 1998 birth cohort in São Luís, Maranhão. Food consumption was assessed using the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and stratified based on the NOVA classification. Sleep duration was verified using accelerometry in hours. The analysis of the association between the consumption of in natura or minimally processed, processedand ultra-processed foods with sleep durations in adolescents used crude and adjusted linear regression (by gender, age, skin color, education, economic class, work, consumption of alcohol, smoking, screen time, physical activity, use of illicit drugs, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and lean and fat mass). A directed acyclic graph (DAG) was used to determine the minimum set of adjustment factors. (3) Results: Of the 964 individuals evaluated, 52.0% were female. The mean sleep duration was 6 h (± 0.95). In the crude and adjusted analyses, no association was observed between food consumption according to the degree of processing and adolescent sleep durations. (4) Conclusion: There was no association between the consumption of in natura or minimally processed, processed, and ultra-processed foods with sleep durations.

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a estrutura da representação social dos facilitadores acerca das expectativas em relação a uma oferta formativa destinada a gerentes de saúde bucal no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e exploratório com dados quantitativos e qualitativos, no qual a coleta foi realizada por meio de formulário estruturado com evocação livre de palavras, permitindo apreender os elementos constitutivos das representações sociais dos participantes. Os dados foram processados pelo software EVOC 2000, que organiza os termos segundo a frequência de evocação e a ordem média de evocação, possibilitando a construção do quadro de quatro casas e a identificação do núcleo central e dos sistemas periféricos da representação social. Os resultados evidenciaram que os facilitadores associam a formação principalmente ao aprendizado e ao desenvolvimento profissional, complementados por dimensões como compartilhamento de experiências, prática e crescimento. Na análise, a oferta foi percebida como espaço de fortalecimento técnico e construção coletiva, reafirmando o potencial da Educação em Saúde para qualificar a gestão e o cuidado em saúde bucal. Conclui-se, portanto, que a iniciativa constituiu um espaço de desenvolvimento profissional, que pode subsidiar políticas de educação continuada.

This article aims to analyze the structure of social representations held by facilitators regarding expectations for a training program designed for oral health managers within the Unified Health System (SUS). This is a descriptive, exploratory study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data; data collection was conducted via a structured form employing the free word association technique, allowing for the identification of the constituent elements of the participants’ social representations. Data was processed using EVOC 2000 software, which organizes terms based on frequency and mean order of evocation, enabling the construction of a four-quadrant matrix and the identification of the social representation’s central core and peripheral systems. The results revealed that facilitators primarily associate the training with learning and professional development, complemented by dimensions such as experience sharing, practice, and growth. The analysis showed that the program was perceived as a space for technical strengthening and collective construction, reaffirming the potential of health education to enhance oral health management and care. It is concluded, therefore, that the initiative served as a venue for professional development capable of informing permanent education policies.