Consumo de alimentos produzidos em áreas contaminadas e a prevalência de morbidade referida

Abstract

Foods have the purpose of providing energy to the human body and the material for the formation and maintenance of tissues , while governing the functioning of the organs. The regions Cubatao( pylons and center ), Saint Vincent and Guaruja houses an industrial center with numerous basic industries. Through improper disposal, eventually releasing chemical origin of environmental contaminants in air , water and soil , that only in the 1980s , were detected and identified as : heavy metals , organochlorines , dioxins and furans. These contaminants can cause harmful effects and adverse acute (short-term), chronic ( ong term) and late ( through generations) to human health . The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of terrestrial and aquatic food from contaminated areas of the 4 regions: Drumsticks (Cubatao), Centro (Cubatao) , São Vicente , Guarujá and Bertioga (control region) , and its association with the prevalence of morbidity above. This cross-sectional study in 820 households per study area , considering the number of households per census tract . The test of proportions for qualitative variables and descriptive analysis of the sociodemographic variables was applied. There was a statistically significant difference in the consumption of food from contaminated and morbidities mainly in foods of aquatic origin, which undergo bioaccumulation and biomagnification through the food chain areas.