Food presents as a vital necessity, necessary for the
conservation of life and well-being of individuals. This process is
considered a basic requirement for health promotion, contributing to
human growth and development with quality. Healthy food is one that
keeps the body in a state of health, when it prioritizes adequate food, in
quantities and quality, at the right times, and that contains varied nutrients
to achieve satisfactory benefits for the health of the body and thus
contribute to the acquisition of quality of life (BUSATO et al., 2021). The
objective of this work was to discuss the main factors associated with Food
Consumption and Nutritional Status of schoolchildren, based on a critical
review on the subject. To review the topic, the following databases were
consulted: BIREME and CAPES journal, covering the period from 2018 to
2021. The descriptors used in the search were: "food consumption",
"nutritional assessment", "nutritional status," " school” and “school
health”. The research results indicate, through the analysis of the scientific
literature, a low consumption of in natura and healthy foods among
schoolchildren, in addition to the high consumption of processed and ultra processed foods, resulting in changes in the nutritional status and
consequently in the health of the investigated population, with the presence
of overweight and obesity, dyslipidemia and increased blood glucose,
predisposing factors for cardiovascular diseases. Thus emphasizing the
importance of the debate on the subject in future research.
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