Approach of the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population in elementary school science books
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2021.51578Keywords:
Dietary guidelines. Teaching materials. Food and nutrition education. Elementary and secondary school.Abstract
Objective: To analyze the approach to the content of the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population in elementary school science books. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. The 13 science books of the 8th year of the collections approved by the Ministry of Education were analyzed for use from 2017 to 2019. By reading the chapters that addressed food and nutrition, content related to the theme of the Ten Steps for an Adequate and Healthy Diet in the Dietary Guidelines, mention of the Guidelines and the food pyramid was identified. From the contents identified, the data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis and were categorized according to the directions identified in the perspective of adequate and healthy diet. Results: All themes were identified in the books, those related to the consumption of natural, ultra-processed foods and culinary ingredients were present in all. The topic of commensality was frequent, but punctual, and the others that can encourage the adoption of an adequate and healthy diet were little explored. Few mentions of the Guidelines and a wide mention of the food pyramid were identified. There was a tendency in books to maintain the biological focus on the approach to food. Conclusions: The presence of contents of the Dietary Guidelines in science books was evidenced, however in the approach the perspective of nutritional rationalism predominated. There was a need to revise the contents to better disseminate the expanded concept of food and nutrition, which can enable the insertion of Food and Nutrition Education in the school environment.
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