Currently in Brazil, epidemiological data point to an increase in the prevalence of
overweight and obesity, especially in children, as this public is in the process of forming
their eating habits. The objective of this work is to map the information regard ing the
healthy and adequate diet of children under 10 years of age, monitored by the Basic
Health Unit of Maracanã, urban area of the Municipality of Santarém - Pará. It is
documental research of public data, of secondary base (Sisvan) and primary of th e
family health teams. The results indicate that, between 2017 and 2022, 5,168 children
under 10 years of age were identified in the Sisvan Web reports monitored by the
Maracanã UBS. Anthropometry (weight x height) showed that more than half of the
evaluated children are in adequate weight, but when it comes to food consumption on
the day before the collection, it is verified that the intake of ultra-processed foods starts
early, that is, in children aged 6 months to less than 2 years, with an upward trend in
the other age groups. There is a socioeconomic vulnerability of families, as more than
half of them have a family income of up to one minimum wage. As for schooling, there
was a relatively high proportion of children aged between 2 and under 5 who do not
attend school (39.96%). Related to the theme of healthy eating, actions are developed
such as the Exclusive Breastfeeding Program (PROAME); Growth and Development
(CD); School Health Program (PSE); Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and
anthropometry (weight x height) in the micro area. The participation of the CHA in
family guidance promotes actions that enable positive changes in the eating behavior
of families, whether in the Basic Health Unit, at home, in schools, kindergartens, or any
spaces in the territory that help in promoting health. Healthy and adequate food, in
addition to constituting a fundamental and universal right, to which every person needs
to have access, maintenance and sufficiency in quality and quantity, corroborates with
the social determinants for health conditions at all stages of life. Especially in
childhood, where, among other things, the construction of the basis of eating habits
begins.
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