Ações educativas do nutricionista no âmbito escolar: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the nutritional educational activities in the school, since the school is a space of great relevance for health promotion, especially when plays a fundamental role in the formation of critical citizens, encouraging autonomy, rights exercise and duties, control of health and quality of life, with an option for healthier attitudes. Theschool health promotion initiatives are effective actions to achieve the above objectives. Thus, it has been discussed a lot about the subject, "the importance of food and nutrition education for health promotion through the development of healthy eating habits," as well as the choiceof school as a privileged environment for this purpose. In this sense, a literature review was made, suggesting the start of a discussion on the promotion of healthy eating habits in schools, through the insertion of nutrition education in the school context. Therefore stresses the need of inclusion of nutrition education from childhood in the school environment, with dissemination of knowledge for a better quality of life.