Nutritional profile of preschool children participating in program Mais Educação in the city of Goiânia, GO, Brazil

• Main Authors: Luana Carla Andrade Souza, Veronica de Lima Santos, Rodrigo Ansaloni de Oliveira, Keila Cristina Félis, Carla Chiste Tomazoli Santos, Iel Marciano de Moraes Filho
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Faculdade de Ciências e Educação Sena Aires 2018-09-01
• Series: REVISA
• Subjects: serviços de saúde escolar; políticas públicas de saúde; pré-escolar; transtornos da nutrição infantil; obesidade pediátrica.
• Online Access: http://revistafacesa.senaaires.com.br/index.php/revisa/article/view/345
• ISSN: 2316-848X; 2179-0981

<p>This study assesses the nutritional profile of preschool children at a full-time school participating in program <em>Mais Educação</em> in the city of Goiânia, state of Goiás, Brazil. This research uses an exploratory and quantitative approach with a sample of 154 preschool children. 42% of the children were found to be within normal child BMI levels and 33% were underweight, followed by 13% of children with grade III obesity, 7% with overweight, 3% with grade II obesity, and 2% with grade I obesity. The results point to unpreparedness among governmental officials and school managers in relation to the quality of nutritional contents provided to the students – a reality with direct linkages to the growth and physiological and mental development of the children attending this teaching institution.</p>