Jéssica Bevenuto Mattar

Dr. Jéssica Bevenuto Mattar


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 February 2022 in Food Chemistry
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JMJéssica Bevenuto Mattar
Jéssica Bevenuto Mattar
ACAline Carare Candido
Aline Carare Candido
DVDarlene Larissa de Souza Vilela
Darlene Larissa de Souza Vilela
VPVanessa Ladeira de Paula
Vanessa Ladeira de Paula
LCLuiza Carla Vidigal Castro
Luiza Carla Vidigal Castro

JMJéssica Bevenuto Mattar
Jéssica Bevenuto Mattar
MCMarcos Costa
Marcos Costa
ADAna Luiza Gomes Domingos
Ana Luiza Gomes Domingos
HHHelen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff
Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff
APAdriano Marçal Pimenta
Adriano Marçal Pimenta
JBJosefina Bressan
Josefina Bressan
Global food systems are contributing to a shift toward unhealthy diets, which is linked to the three components of the global syndemic. This cross-sectional study evaluates how dietary patterns in Brazil are associated with the components of the global syndemic. Anthropometric and food intake data were obtained from the CUME Study—a prospective cohort conducted with a sample of Brazilian university graduates. BMI was used to assess obesity. Insufficient intake of micronutrients was considered undernutrition. Carbon, water, and ecological footprints were used to assess the environmental impact of dietary patterns. Dietary patterns were identified through principal components analysis. Linear regression models were used to evaluate associations between dietary patterns and the components of the global syndemic. The Unhealthy Dietary Pattern was positively associated with BMI and had the highest environmental impact. The Brazilian Dietary Pattern was also positively associated with BMI but had the lowest environmental impact. The Healthy Dietary Pattern was the most protective against micronutrient inadequacy. Diet affected the environment and people’s health in this sample. The dietary patterns identified here as contributing to poor health and environmental damage can help the government develop policies that incorporate the costs of these effects into the prices of food.