Pictorial instrument of food and nutrition education for promoting healthy eating / Instrumento imagético de educação alimentar e nutricional para promoção da alimentação saudável

ABSTRACT To trace the course of building a pictorial instrument that explores semiotic resources about food and nutrition education. The instrument is directed at the treatment and prevention of obesity, considering the food and nutrition problems of the Brazilian population. The criteria for photo production were: images that could cause visual impact and transmit applied nutrition information, insinuating positive and negative eating practices for promoting healthy eating, and preventing and treating obesity. Themes were created to guide photo production, and preparations, food composition tables, and food labels were used for composing the images. Focus groups were conducted with nonobese and obese women, and dietitians to evaluate image comprehension. The pictorial instrument totaled to 20 photos, with 5 photos in each of the following themes: 'Sweet life, being aware of sugar', about sugar content in sweets and drinks; 'Tasty food with little fat', about fat content in foods; 'Eating well by making the best choices', about food replacements; and 'I take care of myself by eating healthy food, about encouraging fruit and vegetable intakes. The photos contain food, meals, and semiotic resources. The pictorial instrument describes four relevant themes to approach food problems in the Brazilian population. It can easily be used for both preventing and treating obesity, and for promoting healthy eating.

RESUMO A presente pesquisa buscou traçar o percurso da construção de um instrumento imagético explorando recursos semióticos para educação alimentar e nutricional, direcionado ao tratamento e prevenção da obesidade e considerando os problemas alimentares e nutricionais da população brasileira. Os critérios estabelecidos para fundamentar a produção das fotos foram: imagens que causassem impacto visual e que transmitissem informações nutricionais aplicadas, insinuando práticas alimentares positivas e negativas frente à promoção da alimentação saudável, à prevenção e ao tratamento da obesidade. Foram criados temas a fim de orientar a produção das fotos utilizadas no instrumento e, para construir as imagens, foram utilizadas preparações, tabelas de composição nutricional e rótulos alimentares. Grupos focais foram realizados com mulheres eutróficas, mulheres obesas e também com nutricionistas, com o objetivo de avaliar a compreensão das imagens. O instrumento imagético totalizou 20 fotos, sendo cinco para cada um dos seguintes temas: 'Vida doce, cuidando do açúcar', que abordou o conteúdo de açúcar em doces e bebidas; 'Comida gostosa e com pouca gordura', que tratou do teor de gordura em alimentos; 'Comer bem fazendo as melhores escolhas', sobre substituições alimentares; e 'Cuido de mim com comida saudável', para estimular o consumo de frutas, verduras e legumes. As fotos contêm alimentos, refeições e recursos semióticos. O instrumento imagético aborda quatro temas de relevância para orientação de problemas alimentares diagnosticados na população brasileira, além de ser de fácil manejo para auxiliar tanto na prevenção quanto no tratamento da obesidade, bem como na promoção da alimentação saudável.

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