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FREITAS, Laura Garcia de; ESCOBAR, Renata de Souza; CORTES, Margarita Alexandra Peña  e  FAUSTINO-SILVA, Daniel Demétrio. Children's food consumption in the first year of life in a primary health care service. Rev. Port. Sau. Pub. [online]. 2016, vol.34, n.1, pp.46-52. ISSN 0870-9025.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsp.2015.10.001.

Objective The aim of this study was to describe the dietary intake of one year old children treated by the Community Health Service of Grupo Hospitalar Conceição placed in Porto Alegre. Methods Data of 83 children treated in the territory covered by the Community Health Service of Grupo Hospitalar Conceição born during the period between 2012 and 2013 was analyzed. Mothers that allowed the participation of their children in the study have answered a consumption of food questionnaire whose variables were habits food (duration of breastfeeding exclusive-BE, the total duration of breastfeeding, introduction of sugar, meat, vegetables and ferrous sulfate supplementation). Results Children were predominantly female (54.2%), with mean age of 13.3 ± 1.2 months, remaining 41% exclusive breastfeeding up to 06 months and 48% had received breast milk on the interview day. It was found significant percentage of children (66%) who did not receive honey/molasses/sugar or brown sugar before 6 months however evidenced high consumption of juice powder (63.9%) and soft drinks (55.4%). The mothers' mean age was 30.4 ± 9.9 years old. Dissatisfaction with family income last month reached a percentage of 68.7%. Conclusion The findings of the study showed positive data on food quality in the studied age group. Nutrition education and healthy eating promotion should be encouraged in the health services in all cycles of life.

Palavras-chave : Food consumption; Child nutrition; First year of life; Food habits.

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