Influência do Bolsa Família no acesso a alimentos em lares com baixo poder aquisitivo: uma revisão

Abstract

Introduction: Guaranteeing permanent access to quality food in sufficient quantity is challenging, given the context of the increase in the financial cost of foodstuffs and the decrease in food security, especially in homes that fall under the Bolsa Família program, making it essential to analyze how Important is the benefit to help with the purchase of items from the basic food basket, the quality of the food purchased and the factors present when making food choices. Method: Bibliographic review based on articles that analyzed food consumption and purchasing power of beneficiaries of the Brazilian income transfer program, known as Bolsa Família Program. Results: Studies show that children are eating a high amount of ultra-processed foods, regardless of the family's purchasing power, while adults benefiting from the program have a diet based on fresh or minimally processed foods. Discussion: The Program guarantees the purchase of a variety of foods, but not necessarily the purchase of healthy foods, since families prioritize the purchase and consumption of processed foods by children, highlighting the importance of food and nutritional education actions to clarify the doubts these families have when purchasing food. Conclusion: In children's diets, ultra-processed foods predominate, while in adults there is a significant improvement in the diet of those benefiting from the Bolsa Família Program.