Abstract
Transnational "Big Food" companies use advertising strategies to influence nutritionists, professors and students of nutrition. There are, however, conflicts of interest in this relationship. The scope of this study is to conduct a narrative review on the influence of the food industry in training in nutrition. It was revealed that industries seek to induce the recommendation, the prescription and the consumption of products by students and nutritionists through strategies such as sponsorship of scientific meetings, travel funding and the distribution of promotional gifts. However, acceptance of these gifts can generate a moral obligation to reciprocate, thereby jeopardizing the judgment of information and decision on professional conduct. At the University, the advertising occurs mainly through sponsorship of events and research funding, donation of materials and structures and publicity in the classroom. Regulating the conduct of the private sector in the academic arena is essential and, in this perspective, the implementation of regulatory measures to limit the inclusion of the food industry in undergraduate courses in nutrition is recommended to ensure that nutritionists will be better prepared to perform their tasks in and ethical and unbiased manner.
Highlights
Resumo As indústrias de alimentos utilizam estratégias de publicidade para influenciar nutricionistas, professores e estudantes de Nutrição, contudo, estas relações possuem conflitos de interesses
It was revealed that industries seek to induce the recommendation, the prescription and the consumption of products by students and nutritionists through strategies such as sponsorship of scientific meetings, travel funding and the distribution of promotional gifts
Regulating the conduct of the private sector in the academic arena is essential and, in this perspective, the implementation of regulatory measures to limit the inclusion of the food industry in undergraduate courses in nutrition is recommended to ensure that nutritionists will be better prepared to perform their tasks in and ethical and unbiased manner
Summary
Trata-se de estudo exploratório, realizado por meio de revisão narrativa da literatura científica sobre a influência das indústrias de produtos alimentícios na formação e atuação dos nutricionistas. Uma vez que a relação entre indústria de alimentos e formação dos nutricionistas é pouco abordada em estudos originais, foram incluídos artigos de diferentes naturezas bibliográficas como editoriais, relatórios, resenhas, entre outros que avaliassem dados sobre o impacto de patrocínios de sociedades e eventos científicos na formação e atuação dos nutricionistas. Para apresentação dos resultados e discussão da revisão, optou-se pela estrutura de três seções, organizadas de acordo com os assuntos mais discutidos nos trabalhos encontrados, de forma a contextualizar a relevância deste tema na área da Nutrição, culminando na construção de recomendações direcionadas a universidades, professores e estudantes acerca da relação entre indústrias e universidades
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