Nutritional evaluation of employees on a nutritional and dietary service of a tertiary hospital in Porto Alegre

This study aimed to identify anthropometric and biochemical status and to analyze the weight gain of collaborators of nutrition and dietetics services of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). This was a retrospective longitudinal study enrolled 190 employees. Nutritional assessment and clinical analysis was measurement. A structured questionnaire was applied all employees. The prevalence of excess weight was 60.8%. Weight gain was significantly associated to length of service, working shift and physical activity. The study showed that an additional year of work was associated with weight gain around 500 g, the shift in average gain of 4 kg and physical activity with average weight loss of 3.3 kg. The association between weight gain, working time and working shift in employees refers to the need to create nutrition intervention program aiming to promote healthy eating habits.