Relation of the nutritional profile and the ergonomic aspects of contributors of a food and nutrition unit/RELACAO DO PERFIL NUTRICIONAL E DOS ASPECTOS ERGONOMICOS DE COLABORADORAS DE UMA UNIDADE DE ALIMENTACAO E NUTRICAO

Objective: Relation the nutritional profile and ergonomic aspects related to the work of female collaborators of a Food and Nutrition Unit (UAN), in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, with a descriptive, descriptive design of a quantitative nature. Women participated in the research, who works directly in the production of meals at UAN. For data collection, the Nordic questionnaire on musculoskeletal symptoms was applied. In the questionnaire they marked the region of the body where they felt more discomfort and/or pain after carrying out the activities. Data regarding weight and height were collected by the researcher in a room reserved for these procedures. For the evaluation of the nutritional status, the BMI (kg /[m.sup.2]) was calculated. Results: 18 collaborators, with an average age of 42.76, with a workload of 8:48 a.m. daily from Monday to Friday, were included in the study. The nutritional evaluation with the collaborators indicated overweight (22.2%), obesity in different degrees in (66.6%). Greater pain was observed in the upper limbs. Conclusion: The survey showed that 22.2% of the collaborators are overweight and 66.6% are at some level of obesity. Associated with nutritional status, it appears to be related to complaints of pain, especially in the upper limbs, even though it does not present a statistically significant relationship. These results raise an alert, since they are partners who produce healthy and balanced meals. Key words: Nutritional profile. Ergonomic aspects. Unit of nutrition and nutrition. Objetivo: Relacionar o perfil nutricional com os aspectos ergonomicos relacionados ao trabalho de colaboradoras do sexo feminino de uma Unidade de Alimentacao e Nutricao (UAN), no municipio de Santa Cruz do SulRS. Metodo: Trata-se de uma pesquisa transversal, de delineamento descritivo observacional de carater quantitativo. Participaram da pesquisa mulheres, que trabalham diretamente na producao das refeicoes na UAN. Para a coleta de dados, foi aplicado o questionario nordico dos sintomas musculoesqueletico. No questionario marcaram a regiao do corpo onde sentiam mais desconforto e/ou dor depois de exercerem as atividades. Os dados referentes a peso e altura foram coletados pela pesquisadora em uma sala reservada para esses procedimentos. Para a avaliacao do estado nutricional foi calculado o IMC (kg/[m.sup.2]). As colaboradoras foram classificadas de acordo com os criterios estabelecidos pela Orga