Metodologias de educação alimentar e nutricional e atuação do profissional de nutrição na atenção básica: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

This integrative review aims to meet the educational practices used in the food and nutrition education activities in primary care and to identify the presence and hole of the nutritionist. Through the descriptors " food and nutrition education " and " primary care " researched the articles in the databases VHL ( Virtual Health Library ) data, ni SciELO Brazil and also in direct search for journals in the field of public health. The criteria for inclusion of publications in the research were: original article published in the period 2003 to 2013, composing Medline, Lilacs, SciELO and / or contain the descriptors among keywords, bases have beencarried out in primary health care and cite the methodology in educational practices. After identifying the items five articles were selected for the synthesis, which were categorized according to the variables of the study. After analyzing the results, it was found that studies using practices considered emancipatory however, still dominates the use of traditionaleducational practices, represented by the expository lecture, where biologicist discuss topics with a focus on disease, treatment and dietary and nutritional guidelines in order to modify eating habits. In all studies was attended by the dietitian on educational measures, but none worked in primary care, foster their inseção basic care is necessary. Moreover, it is necessary to reformulate the educational activities of food and nutrition education in public health, with regard to the pedagogical approach applied to an emancipatory educational practice, and change the way it operates nutriconista in primary care, breaking the reductionist model,leveraging health promotion.