FOOD PROFILE OF BRAZILIAN PREGNANT WOMEN ASSESSED IN NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Food consumption; Eating; Population Surveys; Health Care (Public Health)
Objective: To know the dietary pattern of pregnant women evaluated in the National Health Survey (NHS, 2013), analyzing the intake of legumes, fruits, vegetables and animal proteins from different regions of Brazil. Methods: Data from NHS, developed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (BIGS), were used. To evaluate the dietary habits of Brazilian pregnant women, the consumption of beans, raw salad, cooked vegetables, meat, chicken, fish, fruits, sweet foods and replacement of meals for snacks was analyzed. Data were analyzed using Stata software version 9.0, and are presented in Mean, Standard Deviation and Percentages. Preliminary results: 800 pregnant women were evaluated, 30.3% from the North, 29.5% from the Northeast, 17.0% from the Southeast, 10.5% from the South and 12.6% from the Midwest. Regarding the weekly consumption of pregnant women, it was verified that: the national average of beans intake was 5.05 ± 2.34 days and cooked vegetables of 3.03 ± 2.38 days, being more frequent in the Southeast of Brazil; the intake of raw salad and chicken or chicken was more common in the South region and the national average was 3.66 ± 2.59 days and 2.66 ± 1.65 days, respectively; the national average of red meat consumption was 3.66 ± 2.11 days and the center-west was the region with the highest consumption; the national average of fish consumption was 1.26 ± 1.66 days and more common in the North; the average weekly fruit consumption in Brazil was 4.31 ± 2.48 days and sweet food 2.51 ± 2.37 days, both foods were frequently consumed by pregnant women in the South; The southeastern region was the one that most substituted lunch or dinner meal for sandwiches, salads or pizzas and the average weekly frequency was 0.95 ± 1.54 days among Brazilian pregnant women.