Crenças alimentares como hábitos de vida
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2007-06
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This research aims both at identifying the main diet beliefs adopted by users of health
services and at analyzing how those beliefs influence the life habits of that population. It is a qualitative
study, performed with 50 clients of two hospitals on the public network, in Goiânia-GO, Brazil, 2004. We
recorded interviews guided by half-structured questionnaires. We found that most clients use and confirm
positive effects attributed to food upon health upkeeping and recovery. There is a consensus among them
that those resources are more valuable to the prevention than to the cure of illnesses. Many users report
diet knowledge to be delivered through different generations or social groups. We understand it is up to
the health professional neither to prohibit nor to criticize or to censor his clients’ beliefs but, instead, to act
as a guide on health promotion.
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Crença alimentar, Recurso popular, Promoção da saúde, Cultura, Diet beliefs, Popular knowledge, Health promotion, Culture
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SILVA, Daniela Gonçalves et al. Crenças alimentares como hábitos de vida. Revista Enfermagem UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 15, n. 2, p. 255-260, abr./jun. 2007.