Contaminants in food and nutritional guidance: theoretical reflection

• Published in: Revista de Salud Pública
• Main Authors: Rumiato, Anne Cristine, Monteiro, Maria Inês
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Medicina - Instituto de Salud Pública 2017
• Subjects: Foods; food contamination; food security; public health; nutrition policy; Alimentos; contaminación de alimentos; seguridad alimentaria y nutricional; nutrición en salud pública; ingesta diaria recomendada; contaminação de alimentos; segurança alimentar e nutricional; nutrição em saúde pública; recomendações nutricionais; Duda; Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/41939

Reflection study on the nutritional guidelines given to the population, which, in most parts of the world, emphasize on the consumption of fruits, vegetables and legumes over industrialized foods, which contain more sugar, sodium and calories, and increase body weight. However, when one reads about...