Consumption of ultra-processed foods among infants from 06 to 23 months in the state of Pernambuco

• Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Glacilene Marques da Penha Candido
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Albuquerque, Mariane Santana de, Cavalcanti, Rafaella de Andrade Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/1795
• topic: Food Consumption; Industrialized Foods; Children; Consumo de comida; Alimentos industrializados; Niño; Consumo di cibo; Alimenti trasformati; Bambino; Consumo Alimentar; Alimentos Industrializados; Criança; Consumo alimentar; Alimentos industrializados; Criança

Introduction: Early childhood comprises from birth to six years of age. The phase is marked by presenting higher energy expenditure, being necessary for the adequate intake of nutrients that do not compromise growth and development during lactation.  Objective: to demonstrate the consumption of AUP foods offered to infants from 6 to 23 months in the last five years, mentioning its consequences and pointing out the food markers present in meals. Materiais and Methods:  andalldescriptive cross-sectional, with data obtained from the Food and Nutritional Surveillance System (SISVAN) referring to children from all over the state of Pernambuco, aged 6 to 23 months, for the years 2015 to 2019, to verify markers of food consumption of ultra-processed products, where it was possible to observe that in the last five years 52.8% of the children evaluated already consumed ultra-processed.  Discussion: according to data from the Brazilian government, in recent years, the number of sales of ultra-processed foods has grown by 9.2%. A study conducted by the Federal University of Pernambuco in 2019 showed that the influence of the obesogenic environment and the family's lifestyle directly interferes with their eating behavior, considered the risk factor for the development of childhood obesity. Conclusion: the markers of food consumption have been shown to have a direct influence on health and the development of possible chronic-degenerative diseases. In order for rates to continue to fall, we recommend that nutrition professionals carry out educational campaigns to raise awareness among parents and caregivers in order to warn about the risk such foods can cause to children's health.