Food and nutrition (in)security in families of farmers who supply the National School Feeding Program

Abstract

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the situation of food and nutritional (in)security in families of farmers who supply the National School Feeding Program. Methods It is a cross-sectional study with 27 families of farmers (n=91). The socioeconomic, anthropometric, biochemical, food availability and perception of food insecurity indicators of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, as well as the time of supply and annual income originating from the program, were evaluated. Results Food insecurity, as measured by the scale, was present in 25.9% (n=7) of the families. Food insecurity was associated with socioeconomic factors such as per capita income, the presence of children at home and the number of residents. Food and nutritional insecurity caused by a low caloric availability (<2500kcal/day) occurred in 11.0% (n=3) of the families. Presence of dystrophies such as overweight, low weight and short stature individuals occurred in 89.0% (n=24) of the families. Conclusion The study reinforces the existence of variables associated with food insecurity. Social and nutritional factors should be monitored, worked on, and improved in order to achieve food and nutritional security.

Food availability and food and nutrition (in)security of families providing for the National School Feeding Program

“…The families in that study did not participate in PNAE, which suggests the program's influence in promoting FS. Besides its direct income collaboration, PNAE stimulated the family's food production, thus generating surpluses for self-consumption, which might improve the perspective of FI [22]. However, we should also look into the origins of the food and check if the food groups available in a FNS context are present.…”

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“…Por seu turno, Trivellato et al (2019) inverteram a lógica usual de pesquisa para avaliarem a situação de segurança e insegurança alimentar em famílias de agricultores fornecedores de produtos para o PNAE, envolvendo diversos indicadores, entre eles a percepção da insegurança alimentar pela Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar (Ebia) e o tempo de fornecimento e renda anual advinda do programa. O estudo com 27 famílias de agricultores detectou condição de insegurança alimentar e nutricional pela disponibilidade calórica baixa (<2500kcal/dia) em 11% das famílias, e a presença de distrofias (excesso de peso, baixo peso e baixa estatura) em 89%.…”

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“…Alimentação e saúde pública Chaves et al (2009); Gabriel et al (2012); Gonçalves et al (2015); Paiva, Freitas e Santos (2012); Siqueira et al (2014); Soares et al (2018); Teo e Monteiro (2012); Trivellato et al (2019) 8…”

“…Entre os temas identificados estão a influência do PNAE na formação de hábitos alimentares (TEO; MONTEIRO, 2012;PAIVA;SIQUEIRA et al, 2014;, o planejamento dos cardápios de alimentação escolar da rede municipal (CHAVES et al, 2009;GABRIEL et al, 2012;GONÇALVES et al, 2015) e a situação de segurança alimentar em famílias de agricultores fornecedores de produtos para o PNAE (TRIVELLATO et al, 2019).…”