Food and Nutrition Public Policies in Brazil: From Malnutrition to Obesity

Autor(es)

Moriguchi Watanabe, Ligia ; Bernardes Pereira Delfino, Heitor ; Augusta de Souza Pinhel, Marcela ; Noronha, Natalia Yumi ; Maria Diani, Luisa ; Cintra do Prado Assumpcao, Lucca ; Ferreira Nicoletti, Carolina ; Barbosa Nonino, Carla

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: NUTRIENTS; v. 14, n. 12, p. 9-pg., 2022-06-01.

Resumo

"Nutrition transition" describes the shifts in dietary consumption and energy expenditure influenced by economic, demographic, and epidemiological changes at a population level. This phenomenon has been associated with rising obesity rates worldwide, especially in developed countries. In Brazil, the historical analysis of temporal trends between malnutrition and obesity characterized the nutrition transition in the country and interweaved it with the formulation and implementation of public food and nutrition policies. Such analysis is crucial for understanding certain principles in each context. Thus, this review contextualized the consolidation of obesity as a critical health and public policy issue in Brazil. Our review suggested that the country may still be at the initial stage of care for obesity, and more efforts are needed to contain the advance of the disease in Brazil. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 20/08687-9 - Deficiência de selênio: identificação de um perfil de risco considerando fatores genéticos, clínicos e ambientais de pacientes com Obesidade no pré e pós-operatório da cirurgia bariátrica
• Beneficiário: Lígia Moriguchi Watanabe
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado