Iniquidades sociais influenciam a qualidade e a diversidade da dieta de crianças brasileiras de 6 a 36 meses

• Autor(a) principal: Gisele Ane Bortolini
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Márcia Regina Vitolo, Muriel Bauermann Gubert, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/5722
• topic: Consumo de Alimentos; Nutrição da Criança; Programas e Políticas de Nutrição e Alimentação; Epidemiologia Nutricional

Abstract The objective of this study was to assess dietary patterns in Brazilian children and factors associated with better diet. The authors used data for 2,477 children 6 to 36 months of age from the Brazilian National Survey of Demographic and Health in 2006-2007. Diet was assessed and classified using a composite index. The results showed that 28.2% of the children received a high-quality diet and 20% had a diversified diet. Children from socioeconomically underprivileged families or with serious food insecurity were approximately 40% less likely to have high-quality diets. Children living in homes with food insecurity were 71% less likely to have diversified diets, and those whose mothers had limited education were 43% less likely. Children residing in the North of Brazil were less likely to have diversified and high-quality diets. The dietary quality of Brazilian children is inadequate, and social vulnerability is closely associated with this adverse dietary situation.