Abstract

LAMEIRAS, Jorge. Adolescent and obesity: considerations about the importance of food education. Acta Port Nutr [online]. 2018, n.15, pp.30-35. ISSN 2183-5985.  https://doi.org/10.21011/apn.2018.1506.

The period of adolescence presents enormous challenges. Food choices often deviate from the concept of healthy eating, a situation aggravated by unfavorable socio-economic or cultural contexts. The relevant prevalence of obesity in teenagers is a reality. The consumption of fast food has been related to this prevalence and to the distancing of the consumption of healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables. Food and nutritional education, conducted in a systematic way, in diverse contexts such as school, is an important strategy to support adolescents to make decisions that ensure the maintenance of their health in the present and in the future. This review aims to establish a critical and reflexive interconnection between nutrition and the role of food education, especially in a school context, focused on the adolescent.

Keywords : Adolescents; Food education; School; Fast food; Obesity.

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