Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Firme RODRIGUES, Lívia Penna
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: RONCADA, Maria José
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9363
Resumo: The objective of this article is to identify the insertion of nutrition education in the official Brazilian programs for the prevention of vitamin A deficiency in Brazil, in the period from 1968 to 2008. The employed methodology was a literature and document research, analyzing the official documents kept by the General Coordination of Food and Nutrition Policies of the Ministry of Health regarding national governmental programs for the prevention and control of vitamin A deficiency. The trajectory of nutrition education in the official programs for the prevention of Vitamin A deficiency in Brazil is described, from its implementation to the present days.Nutrition education was found to be recommended but not done. This happens because the actions proposed by the official programs are solitary actions when in fact they should be inserted in a health-promoting public policy. In this sense, the current program for the prevention of vitamin A deficiency has improved, since it recommends breastfeeding and healthy eating habits as essential factors for its prevention, measures that promote health. In conclusion, as nutrition education advances and is established as part of a trans-sector health-promoting public policy, healthy eating habits become part of Brazilians’ daily life, preventing not only vitamin A deficiency, but also other nutritional deficiencies and non-communicable chronic diseases.
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spelling Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in BrazilA educação nutricional nos programas oficiais de prevenção da deficiência da vitamina A no BrasilVitamin A deficiencyFood and nutrition educationHealth promotionDeficiência de vitamina AEducação alimentar e nutricionalPromoção da saúdeThe objective of this article is to identify the insertion of nutrition education in the official Brazilian programs for the prevention of vitamin A deficiency in Brazil, in the period from 1968 to 2008. The employed methodology was a literature and document research, analyzing the official documents kept by the General Coordination of Food and Nutrition Policies of the Ministry of Health regarding national governmental programs for the prevention and control of vitamin A deficiency. The trajectory of nutrition education in the official programs for the prevention of Vitamin A deficiency in Brazil is described, from its implementation to the present days.Nutrition education was found to be recommended but not done. This happens because the actions proposed by the official programs are solitary actions when in fact they should be inserted in a health-promoting public policy. In this sense, the current program for the prevention of vitamin A deficiency has improved, since it recommends breastfeeding and healthy eating habits as essential factors for its prevention, measures that promote health. In conclusion, as nutrition education advances and is established as part of a trans-sector health-promoting public policy, healthy eating habits become part of Brazilians’ daily life, preventing not only vitamin A deficiency, but also other nutritional deficiencies and non-communicable chronic diseases.O objetivo deste artigo é identificar a inserção da Educação Nutricional nos programas oficiais brasileiros de combate à deficiência de vitamina A no Brasil, no período de 1968 a 2008. A metodologia utilizada foi pesquisa bibliográfica e pesquisa documental, onde foram analisados documentos oficiais, arquivados na Coordenação Geral de Políticas de Alimentação e Nutrição, do Ministério da Saúde, referentes aos programas governamentais nacionais para a prevenção e controle da Deficiência de Vitamina A. Descreve-se a trajetória da Educação Nutricional nos programas oficiais de combate à Deficiência de Vitamina A no Brasil, desde sua implantação até os dias atuais, constatando-se que a prática de Educação Nutricional é recomendada, porém não executada. Isso ocorre porque as ações propostas nos programas oficiais são sugeridas como ações pontuais, ao invés de estarem inseridas em uma política pública de promoção da saúde. Nesse sentido, o atual programa de prevenção e combate a essa Deficiência evoluiu, pois recomenda o aleitamento materno e a alimentação saudável - medidas de promoção da saúde -, como essenciais para a sua prevenção. Conclui-se que, à medida que a Educação Nutricional avance e se estabeleça como parte de uma política pública intersetorial de promoção para a saúde, a alimentação saudável passe a fazer parte da vida dos brasileiros, prevenindo não apenas a Deficiência de Vitamina A, mas, também, outras doenças carenciais e as crônicas não transmissíveis. Núcleo de Editoração – PUC-Campinas2023-08-25info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9363Brazilian Journal of Nutrition; Vol. 23 No. 2 (2010): Revista de NutriçãoRevista de Nutrição; Vol. 23 Núm. 2 (2010): Revista de NutriçãoRevista de Nutrição; v. 23 n. 2 (2010): Revista de Nutrição1678-9865reponame:Revista de Nutriçãoinstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)instacron:PUC_CAMPporhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9363/6736Copyright (c) 2023 Lívia Penna Firme RODRIGUES, Maria José RONCADAhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFirme RODRIGUES, Lívia Penna RONCADA, Maria José2023-08-25T18:34:51Zoai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/9363Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/rnPRIhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/oai||sbi.submissionrn@puc-campinas.edu.br1678-98651415-5273opendoar:2023-08-25T18:34:51Revista de Nutrição - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
A educação nutricional nos programas oficiais de prevenção da deficiência da vitamina A no Brasil
title Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
spellingShingle Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
Firme RODRIGUES, Lívia Penna
Vitamin A deficiency
Food and nutrition education
Health promotion
Deficiência de vitamina A
Educação alimentar e nutricional
Promoção da saúde
title_short Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
title_full Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
title_fullStr Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
title_sort Nutrition education in the official programs for preventing vitamin A deficiency in Brazil
author Firme RODRIGUES, Lívia Penna
author_facet Firme RODRIGUES, Lívia Penna
RONCADA, Maria José
author_role author
author2 RONCADA, Maria José
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Firme RODRIGUES, Lívia Penna
RONCADA, Maria José
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Vitamin A deficiency
Food and nutrition education
Health promotion
Deficiência de vitamina A
Educação alimentar e nutricional
Promoção da saúde
topic Vitamin A deficiency
Food and nutrition education
Health promotion
Deficiência de vitamina A
Educação alimentar e nutricional
Promoção da saúde
description The objective of this article is to identify the insertion of nutrition education in the official Brazilian programs for the prevention of vitamin A deficiency in Brazil, in the period from 1968 to 2008. The employed methodology was a literature and document research, analyzing the official documents kept by the General Coordination of Food and Nutrition Policies of the Ministry of Health regarding national governmental programs for the prevention and control of vitamin A deficiency. The trajectory of nutrition education in the official programs for the prevention of Vitamin A deficiency in Brazil is described, from its implementation to the present days.Nutrition education was found to be recommended but not done. This happens because the actions proposed by the official programs are solitary actions when in fact they should be inserted in a health-promoting public policy. In this sense, the current program for the prevention of vitamin A deficiency has improved, since it recommends breastfeeding and healthy eating habits as essential factors for its prevention, measures that promote health. In conclusion, as nutrition education advances and is established as part of a trans-sector health-promoting public policy, healthy eating habits become part of Brazilians’ daily life, preventing not only vitamin A deficiency, but also other nutritional deficiencies and non-communicable chronic diseases.
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