A influência do comportamento alimentar dos pais no estado nutricional dos filhos

Abstract

Assessing the nutritional profile of children is an essential tool for checking the health and community conditions. The identification of children with nutritional disorders helps guide health promotion and intervention actions, favoring the reduction of illnesses, not only in childhood, but also in youth and adulthood. The consumption of ultra-processed foods has been identified as a risk factor for obesity, both in children, adolescents and adults. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated in the literature that individuals with obesity at an early age tend to remain obese throughout their lives. The objective of the work is to associate the adherence of parents to the guidelines of the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population with the food consumption of their children and the anthropometric profile of children aged between 4 and 6 years enrolled in public schools in the city of Juiz de Fora - MG . The present work is an epidemiological study with a cross-sectional design, descriptive and analytical in nature. Participants aged between 4 and 6 years old, of both sexes, enrolled in schools in the municipal network of Juiz de Fora – MG were included in the data collection. 20 schools were evaluated, with the sample consisting of 221 children aged 4 to 6 years and their respective parents and/or guardians. It was observed that there is a difference between parents who presented a low score in the questionnaire and a higher consumption of calories from ultra-processed foods by children, the higher the socioeconomic classification, the higher the score in the questionnaire for adherence to the recommendations of the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a similarity between the behavior of children and the behavior of their parents.