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CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA
Volume 31, Issue 11, Pages 2413-2424Publisher
CADERNOS SAUDE PUBLICA
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311X00153414
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Food Consumption; Child Nutrition; Nutrition Programs and Policies; Nutritional Epidemiology
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The objective of this study was to assess dietary patterns in Brazilian children and factors associated with better diet. The authors used data for 2,477 children 6 to 36 months of age from the Brazilian National Survey of Demographic and Health in 2006-2007. Diet was assessed and classified using a composite index. The results showed that 28.2% of the children received a high-quality diet and 20% had a diversified diet. Children from socioeconomically underprivileged families or with serious food insecurity were approximately 40% less likely to have high quality diets. Children living in homes with food insecurity were 71% less likely to have diversified diets, and those whose mothers had limited education were 43% less likely. Children residing in the North of Brazil were less likely to have diversified and high-quality diets. The dietary quality of Brazilian children is inadequate, and social vulnerability is closely associated with this adverse dietary situation.
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