Primeira infância e (in)segurança alimentar no brasil: análise dos determinantes sociais e ambientais e das políticas públicas

Abstract

Food insecurity in early childhood in Brazil delays child development and increases disease rates, reflecting socioeconomic, cultural, and regional inequalities. This reality was investigated through an Integrative Review and documentary analysis of public policies. Programs such as Bolsa Família, the Food Acquisition Program (PAA), and the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) expand access to food, but the lack of Food and Nutrition Education maintains poor diets and the consumption of ultra-processed foods, leading to malnutrition, childhood obesity, and maternal mental disorders. Overcoming this situation requires intersectoral policies: income transfer, food and nutrition education, job creation, support for family farming, and community and school gardens to guarantee the Human Right to Adequate Food and break the cycle of poverty.