Abstract
Abstract The current scenario generated by the Covid-19 pandemic enhances the condition of food and nutrition insecurity due to the worsening of poverty, hunger and lack of access to food, as well as the excess consumption of foods considered unhealthy. The effects of the pandemic enhances the need for a new way of arranging the production, distribution and consumption of food, giving new meaning to the relationship between food, eating and the environment. Thus, it is suggested that a reflection be made on the strategies for the appropriate healthy, adequate and sustainable diet in Brazil to face this health emergency. Actions must be focused on the articulation of strategies that foster sovereignty, food and nutrition security and healthier and more sustainable food systems such as the strengthening of family farming; income assurance for the population; access to quality food; changes in the food environment; dissemination of information on healthy and sustainable food in official recommendations for the pandemic and food guides covering the entire food system, as well as food and nutrition education practices.
Highlights
The disease caused by the new coronavirus (Covid-19) is a worldwide public health emergency, characterized by the World Health Organization as a pandemic [1]
Additional aspects of foods during the pandemic, as a consequence of the indispensable social isolation, show reduced consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and high consumption of ultra-processed foods. These aspects can contribute to further increase the rates of overweight and obesity and intensify Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) [6,7,8]
Sanitary issues were reviewed and it was observed that 3.5% of the messages were related to hygiene, mainly during food preparation and about proper hand washing procedure
Summary
Strategies for the promotion of healthy, adequate and sustainable food in Brazil in times of Covid-19. Propõe-se refletir sobre as estratégias para a promoção da alimentação saudável, adequada e sustentável no Brasil para o enfrentamento desta emergência sanitária. As ações precisam estar centradas na articulação das estratégias que promovam a soberania, a segurança alimentar e nutricional e sistemas alimentares mais saudáveis e sustentáveis como o fortalecimento da agricultura familiar; garantia de renda para a população; acesso a alimentos de qualidade; mudanças no ambiente alimentar; divulgação de informações sobre alimentação saudável e sustentável em recomendações oficiais para a pandemia e guias alimentares que abranjam todo o sistema alimentar, assim como práticas de educação alimentar e nutricional.
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