ANÁLISE DO CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS INDUSTRIALIZADOS DURANTE A INFÂNCIA E ELABORAÇÃO DE MATERIAL PARA EDUCAÇÃO ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL

Abstract

Excess weight during childhood is rising worldwide. The objectives of this study were to analyze the consumption of industrialized products during childhood and to elaborate a food and nutrition education material. A total of 13,500,904 children were evaluated based on data from the Food and Nutritional Surveillance System (SISVAN) about food consumption and nutritional status, for the years 2015 and 2020. From the data presented in the SISVAN system, 22 food labels were compared, items that make up the classes in the questionnaire: sweetened beverages (box juice and soda), hamburgers, sausages (ham and sausage), instant noodles, tortilla chips, salty biscuits, stuffed biscuits, sweets (ice cream) and sweets (lollipops); in the minimally processed group: beans, fruits, vegetables and legumes. There was a reduction in childhood obesity between zero and 23 months old and the greatest increases in overweight (+ 2.17%) and obesity (+ 1.66%) occurred in the age group between seven and ten years. From zero to 23 months, consumption of processed foods was lower and there was an increase in exclusive and complementary breastfeeding in the first months of life. As the child grew, there was an increase in the intake of processed foods. From seven to 10 years of age, there was a stagnation in the consumption of fresh and minimally processed foods (beans, fruits, vegetables and legumes) and industrialized foods. Most foods that have their nutrition label evaluated had high calorie, sugar, fat, sodium, plus some classes feature a high amount of food additives. Based on what was observed in this study, an urgent need to implement effective health and nutritional education actions that can increase the consumption of minimally processed foods and improve the choices of processed foods provided to children in Brazil was desired