Excess weight in children living in rural areas related to the nutritional profile and to maternal habits.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between the nutritional status and eating habits of children aged from five to ten years old and their mothers, living in rural areas. METHODS: A cross-sectional study conducted with 156 children aged from five to ten years old, registered in the Family Health Strategies of the rural area of the Municipality of Divinópolis-MG (Brazil) from July 2017 to April 2018. RESULTS: The prevalence of excess weight was 27.5%. The following parameters were significantly associated with excess weight in the children: maternal waist circumference (OR=1.04), protein consumption (OR=1.02), irregular consumption of natural juice (OR=5.05), and the most favored socioeconomic level, C1 social stratum (OR=3.54). Regarding the correlation between nutrient intake of the children and their mothers, most of the correlations were weak to moderate, being statistically significant for all the dietary components evaluated (r=0.185 to 0.496). CONCLUSIONS: Maternal nutritional status was related to the child's excess weight and a weak to moderate correlation was observed for nutrient intake among the children and their mothers. A high prevalence of children with excess weight was observed in the rural areas. The results point to the need to implement collective approaches, targeted at rural families, so as to prevent this problem.

Reflexões acerca da política de segurança nacional: alternativas em face das mudanças no Estado / Reflecting on national security policies: alternatives considering State changes

As transformações sofridas pelo Estado brasileiro têm sido parte integrante do debate político e acadêmico do país desde o período da redemocratização na década de 1980. Este debate, porém, não leva freqüentemente em conta uma atribuição fundamental do Estado - a segurança nacional. O papel de promover e garantir a segurança nacional é monopólio do Estadonação desde sua origem no século XVII. Apesar dessa relevância, a questão da segurança nacional ocupa posição secundária nas agendas dos meios políticos brasileiros. Este artigo discute, por meio de uma pesquisa documental, o desempenho do Estado brasileiro na elaboração de uma política de segurança nacional, considerando seu contexto histórico. Findo o regime militar, constata-se a inexistência de uma política de segurança nacional clara, seja por uma inoperância dos atores ligados à política partidária, seja por um lócus aberto e ainda não preenchido no processo de redefinição do papel das Forças Armadas.

Since the mid-1980s politicians and academicians have been debating the transformations in the Brazilian state. This discussion, however, frequently does not take into account a basic attribution of the state: national security. The role of promoting and guaranteeing national security is a monopoly of the nation-state since its origin in the 17th century. Despite their relevance, national security issues have a secondary role in the Brazilian political agenda. This article discusses, based on a documental research, the performance of the Brazilian state in the elaboration of a national security policy, considering the historical context of this country. Since the end of the military regime the absence of a national security policy has been evident, due either to inefficient political actors or to an undefined role of the Armed Forces.