Segurança alimentar e nutricional no Brasil : da fome à obesidade

Abstract

This dissertation elaborates on the theme Food Security and Nutrition, aims to demonstrate how this concept was created. Initially presents the problem of hunger, as a central problem to be resolved in global levels concerned, showing the importance of food, not only in the sense of human nutrition, but also as anthropological, cultural, religious and social factor that transcends the mere biological necessity of eating. Assesses the legal aspects of the issue, the Human Right to Adequate Food, and treat nutrition as social right. Discusses Food Sovereignty on the dietary restrictions of religious order, and about the recent scandals in Europe that affected their food sovereignty. Analyzes the impact of agriculture geared to growing plants for the production of biofuels. Comes to the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and pesticides in food. Addresses the changes in nutritional status of the Brazilian, and the phenomenon of the Nutrition Transition , which took almost half of the population in the situation of overweight. Finally discusses health and human welfare in the context of nutrition, and how the Food and Nutrition Education is key to achieving food security. For the final considerations of this work, the deductive method and the historical approach procedure was used . The human being depends on quality food for their survival, they need the environment to be produced, which in turn requires the preserved nature for a healthy crop.