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Transforming the hunger problem into food and nutritional approach: a continuous social inequality

Anelise Rizzolo de Oliveira Pinheiro1
Maria de Fátima Cruz Correia de Carvalho 2

1
Faculdade de Nutrição,
Universidade Federal de
Pelotas. Campus
Universitário prédio 5-B
CP 354. 96010-900 Pelotas
RS. [e-mail]
2
Observatório de Políticas de Segurança Alimentar e
Nutrição, Universidade de
Brasília.

Abstract The origin of the social (public) politics related to food and nutrition in Brazil has a discontinuous and neglected course by the Brazilian State throughout its history. The objective of this article is to rescue this process and to identify elements that interfere in the insertion of the food and nutrition question in the Brazilian politics agenda. Thus, it reviews thepolitics and social programs formulated since the decade of 40s aimed to solve the problem of hunger in Brazil, identifying the changes of an epidemiological and nutritional transition of the local population. It is necessary to progress in the agreement of the biological manifestations of the hunger: malnutrition or obesity (bad nutrition) is reflected on a social development model that privileges the capital in detriment of the welfare state. Also it reflects the alimentary and nutritional context, therefore the submission of the society to the capital reflecting in the ways of eating, living, falling ill and dying.
Key words Hunger, Food and nutrition insecurity, Social policy, Food and nutrition programs,
Obesity

Resumo O processo de surgimento das políticas
(públicas) sociais relacionadas à alimentação e nutrição no Brasil tem um curso descontínuo e negligenciado pelo Estado brasileiro ao longo de sua história. Este artigo tem como objetivo resgatar este processo e identificar elementos que dificultam a inserção da questão alimentar e nutricional na agenda política brasileira. Assim, faz um breve resgate histórico sobre o conjunto de