Consumo alimentar segundo o recebimento de orientação nutricional em participantes do Programa Academia da Saúde

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between food consumption in users of the Academia da Saúde Program and reported nutritional orientation. This is a cross-sectional study, using data from the community trial baseline developed in a representative sample of the Academia da Saúde Program in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Individuals aged 20 years or older, frequent in the service (n = 3.331) were investigated. Information about health, reported nutritional orientation, food consumption, from the average of two 24-hour recalls and measured weight and height were also investigated. For the analysis, food consumption was classified according to NOVA (unprocessed or minimally processed, processed culinary ingredients, processed food and ultra-processed food) and estimated the total calories and energy percentage. The majority of participants were women (88.5%), with up to 9 years of schooling (63.8%), had hypertension (53,4%) and overweight (62.7%). Previous reception of nutritional orientation was reported by 59.6% of respondents. The greatest caloric contribution corresponded to the consumption of unprocessed or minimally processed foods (56,6%), followed by ultra processed foods (27,7%). Only for processed culinary ingredients there was lower consumption upon reported nutritional orientation (5.2%, 95%CI: 4.9; 5.5 vs. 4.5%, 95%CI: 4.3; 4.7; p < 0.01). The consumption of ultra-processed foods was high, however, the receipt of nutritional orientation was associated only with the lower consumption of processed culinary ingredients, denoting the need to expand counseling actions. It is therefore expected this study to contribute to broadening the practice of promoting adequate and healthy nutrition under the Academia da Saúde Program.