Estudo da alimentação de um grupo de idosos do CRAS II do bairro Primavera de São Raimundo Nonato - PI e o surgimento de possíveis doenças devido essa alimentação

Abstract

The study of eating habits after age 60 seeks the understanding of food traditions in this age of life. This arose due to the large growth of the elderly population in Brazil. Questions have arisen about this increase and including food as one of the factors that may be contributing to this growth. So it was necessary to conduct such a study choosing a group to carry out the research, and thus had to the support of the CRAS-II elderly group of Primavera district in the city of São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí. To start the study was made a bibliographic references survey for theoretical basis of the subject. The methodology used was based on observation, interview and application of a questionnaire composed of open and closed questions to obtain data, accounting for 20 elderly respondents in the place where they usually meet. The data were analyzed and reaching a satisfactory understanding which the elderly of the study group were concerned with the care health, all well stressed the use of healthy food and also the care with food that can´t be taken due to medical restrictions due to the emergence of some noncommunicable chronic disease (diabetes, hypertension, gastritis and others). Analyzing the research in this area are important, and understand food practices at this stage of life, it allows us to understand the great importance of care that must be performed from the beginning of life, to reach a healthy old age