Browsing by Author "Cardoso, Leandro de Morais"

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    Changes in dietary and water use habits after the Doce River contamination with mining tailings.
    (2022) Lourdes, Eider Bruno de; Santana, Hernani Ciro; Macedo, Leandro Roberto de; Correia, Franciele Silva; Pacheco, Thatiane Cordeiro; Nascimento, Dayenne Paula; Cardoso, Leandro de Morais; Cunha, Luciana Rodrigues da; Pereira, Patrícia Aparecida Pimenta; Bertoldi, Michele Corrêa
    The Fundão dam burst polluted watercourses with mining tailings and harmed cities bathed by Doce River, that might have changed eating habits. This study evaluated changes in dietary habits and water use in Araújos Island, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, after contamination of the Doce River with mining tailings. Data were collected in residences through interviews using semi-structured questionnaires. Seventeen months after disaster, 73% of habitants changed water use habits, mainly for cooking (53%). Public supply water (PSW) was partially replaced for other sources, mainly mineral water. Additionally, 54% changed their dietary habits by reduction or interruption of the consumption of freshwater fish (50%), fruit (28%), vegetables (27%) and food made outside the home (40%). Most of them (96%) perceived an addition risk to food production after disaster. Financial (69%) and psychological (55%) damages as well as health risk (39%) were the negative effects most frequently mentioned. Only 13% positively evaluated the quality of PSW while 77% believe PWS may cause some type of damage in foods. Part (59%) did not believe in information regarding potability of PSW. These changes would be associated with healthier lifestyle habits, health risk perception about water quality and safety and lack of confidence about water potability.
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    Dietary açai attenuates hepatic steatosis via adiponectin-mediated effects on lipid metabolism in high-fat diet mice.
    (2015) Guerra, Joyce Ferreira da Costa; Maciel, Poliane Silva; Abreu, Isabel Cristina Mallosto Emerich de; Pereira, Renata Rebeca; Silva, Maísa; Cardoso, Leandro de Morais; Sant'Ana, Helena Maria Pinheiro; Lima, Wanderson Geraldo de; Silva, Marcelo Eustáquio; Pedrosa, Maria Lúcia
    Polyphenols, especially anthocyanins, have been considered promising for the prevention of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study investigated whether açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), a source of anthocyanins and recognized as one of the new “superfruits”, could alleviate high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NAFLD in mice. In HFD mice, aqueous açai extract (AAE) administration (3 g/kg) for six weeks improved insulin resistance index and increased adiponectin mRNA expression in adipose tissue and serum levels. Furthermore, AAE decreased the total liver triacylglycerol content and attenuated HFD-induced hepatic steatosis. This reduced hepatic lipid content was associated with AAE-mediated up-regulation of genes involved in adiponectin signaling, including adiponectin receptor 2, PPAR-α, and its target gene, carnitine palmitoyltransferase. Thus, dietary açai can protect liver from steatosis through its enhancement of adiponectin levels, improvement of insulin sensitivity, and increase in PPAR-α-mediated fatty acid oxidation.