Nutritional status and nutritional education practices in school

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20164002230238

Abstract

The nutritional status of the child population of a country is essential to measure the evolution of the health and life of
the general population. Cross-quantitative study that aimed to evaluate the anthropometric profile of 400 users of the
National School Feeding Programed municipal in Canoinhas, Santa Catarina and develop nutrition education activities
with the school community. They evaluated the weight, height and waist circumference. The anthropometric nutritional
diagnosis was through the body mass index for age, with reference standard of the World Health Organization and the
cutoff points of the Ministry of Health and also by waist circumference. The prevalence of children with overweight and
central obesity was 23%.The second stage of the research consisted of five workshops in nutrition, addressing the theme
of healthy eating in childhood, with content adapted as the participating public school community. The results confirm
the nutritional transition period in the country, in addition to use as a warning to the public health programs that work
with school feeding, because with the high number of school overweight should rethink nutrition education strategies
use the school as a trainer place of healthier eating habits.