出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Objective: Identify the nutritional status of adults between 20 and 59 years old in Primary Health Care. Methodology: this is a descriptive, cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. Conducted from online public reports available in the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (SISVAN). Were extracted the nutritional data of adults aged from 20 to 59, attended in Primary Health Care in the five regions of Brazil, in the period 2015-2019. Results: The study showed that the Northeast stands out with the highest percentage of low weight, the northern region with the highest percentage of weight Adequate and overweight, and the South Region presented the highest obesity rate over these five years. Final considerations: From this, it is expected that the tabulation, monitoring and nutritional intervention of adults assisted in Primary Health Care will be continuous so that there is an increase in life expectancy, resulting in a healthy aging of the Brazilian population.
