Perfil alimentar de escolares do programa crescer saudável no município de Governador Valadares – MG no ano de 2018

Abstract

Objective: Identify the dietary profile of schoolchildren aged 7 to 9 years old, supported by Growing Healthy, in Governador Valadares - MG, in 2018. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that investigated SISVAN WEB public domain reports, referring to Food Consumption Markers, in 2018. Selected indicators: number of meals per day; frequency per meal; eating behavior against the screens; previous day consumption of healthy and unhealthy markers. Descriptive and association statistics were used, being adopted p <0.05. Results: About 90% of the students had more than 3 meals a day; More than 70% used screens during meals, with no statistically significant difference between ages (p = 0.58). In assessing of healthy and unhealthy markers consumption, it was found that the most consumed food on the previous day among the three ages analyzed was beans (79.4%), followed by sweet biscuits and treats (78.1%). Between ages, there was a statistically significant difference for the consumption of beans (p = 0.029) and fruits (p = 0.008) of the healthy markers and among the unhealthy ones, sweetened drinks (p <0.001), instant noodles and salty cracker (p = 0.005) and sweet biscuits and treats (p = 0.006). Conclusions: The dietary profile of 7 to 9-year-old schoolchildren participating in the Growing Healthy Program in relation to healthy and unhealthy markers was identified, as well as behaviors associated with eating, indicating the need for systematic monitoring of nutritional indicators and effective health actions. nutritional food education in school environments.