Brief intervention on the consumption of fruits and vegetables and physical activity in university students

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that up to 2.7 million lives could be saved annually if enough fruits and vegetables were consumed. Regular physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of various diseases and help with energy balance and weight control. For university students it is complex to follow healthy guidelines such as the consumption of fruits and vegetables and the realization of physical activity due to the lack of time to cook and academic commitments. Objective: To determine the nutritional status and physical activity of university students before and after an educational intervention with WHO recommendations. Materials and methods: A prospective longitudinal study in which 70 university students were evaluated. The intervention consisted of an individualized educational talk. The nutritional status was evaluated by means of a survey on the consumption of fruits and vegetables and anthropometric measurements and physical condition by recording the time of habitual physical activity per week and the Harvard step test. The data were analyzed using the statistical software XL-STAT version 2014.3.07. Results and discussion: The intervention had a positive effect on healthy lifestyle habits, increasing the percentage of compliance with the physical activity recommendations, 16% in men and 9% in women. In addition, the intake of fruits and vegetables increased by 14% and 12%, respectively. Conclusions: These improvements provide a basis for designing and implementing strategies that increase the percentage of adherence to healthy lifestyle habits through lowcost and easy-to-adopt interventions. (AU)

Educación fisica desde la corporeidad y la motricidad: [revisión] / Physical education out from corporeity and motor function: [review] / Educação física desde a corporeidade e a motricidade: [revisão]

Objetivos: hacer una revisión de la evolución de la educación física de acuerdo con los conceptos de cuerpo, movimiento, motricidad y corporeidad. Material y Métodos: selección y análisis de artículos de MEDLINE, LILACS, IBEC, Scielo, Science Direct, Jstor y Google Académico sobre los conceptos de cuerpo y corporeidad, movimiento y motricidad, y educación física y ciencia de la motricidad humana. Resultados: se encontró que aún persiste en la escuela una educación basada en el dualismo mentecuerpo, en la visión de un cuerpo-máquina y en una educación física que forma para la disciplina, el rendimiento y la competencia. Esto ocurre a pesar de las nuevas miradas sobre el cuerpo y de los avances teóricos realizados en la educación física y en la educación motriz. Conclusiones: es necesario incorporar la educación motriz en todos los niveles de formación de los individuos y lograr que la corporeidad y la motricidad sean protagonistas.

Objective: to review the evolution of Physical Education according to the concepts of body, movement, motor function and corporeity. Material and Methods: selection and analysis of articles from MEDLINE, LILACS, IBEC, Scielo, Science Direct, Jstor and Academic Google about the concepts of body and corporeity, movement and motor function, Physical Education and Human Motor Function Science. Results: it was found that in the school there is still an education based in the mind-body dualism, under the vision of a body-machine and a Physical Education that educates for discipline, performance and competition. This happens in spite of the new views about the body and the theoretical advances carried out by Physical Education and motor education. Conclusion: It is necessary to incorporate motor education to all education levels of individuals and make corporeity and motor functions main protagonists.

Objetivo: revisar a evolução da educação física de acordo com os conceitos de corpo, movimiento motricidade e corporeidade. Materiais e Métodos: seleção e análise de artigos pesquisados no Medline, Lilacs, IBEC, Scielo, Science Direct, JSTOR e Google Acadêmico, utilizando os termos de corpo, corporeidade, movimento, motricidade, educação física e ciência da motricidade humana como palavras-chave. Resultados: Verificou-se que ainda há uma educação escolar baseada no dualismo corpo-mente, na visão de uma interface de máquina-corpo e um de educação física para o desempenho, disciplina e competição. Isso acontece apesar das novas abordagens sobre o corpo e os avanços teóricos em educação física. Conclusões: é necessário incluir a educação física em todos os níveis de formação humana e esperar que a corporeidade ea motricidade ser os protagonistas.