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0276/2016 - The impact of Bolsa Família Program on food consumption: a comparative study on the Brazilian Southeastern and Northeastern regions.
Impacto do Programa Bolsa Família no consumo de alimentos: estudo comparativo das regiões Sudeste e Nordeste.

Author:

• Naiara Sperandio - Sperandio, N. - Viçosa, MG - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Nutrição - <naiarasperandio@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Silvia Eloiza Priore - Priore, S.E - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Nutrição - <sepriore@ufv.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000.0003.0656.1485
• SYLVIA DO CARMO DE CASTRO FRANCESCHINI - FRANCESCHINI, SYLVIA DO CARMO DE CASTRO - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIÇOSA, NUTRIÇÃO E SAÚDE - <sylvia@ufv.br>
• Cristiana Tristão Rodrigues - Rodrigues, Cristiana Tristão - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Economia - <cristiana@ufv.br>

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Abstract:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Bolsa Família Program (BFP) on food consumption in the Brazilian Northeastern and Southeastern regions. The database comesthe individual food consumption module of the Household Budget Survey conducted in 2008-09. The consumption was assessed through two food records. The food was categorized in four groups: fresh or minimally processed food, cooking ingredients, processed, and ultra-processed food. To analyze the impact of measurement used the Propensity Score Matching method that resembles the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries individuals in relation to the set of socioeconomic characteristics. The BFP impact was estimated through the nearest neighbor-matching algorithm, after the propensity score was calculated. More than 60% of the daily total calories consumed by program participants, in both regions, comesfoods that have not undergone industrial processing. The BFP beneficiaries showed low consumption of processed and ultra-processed food, in both regions, and increased consumption of natural or minimally processed food in the Northeastern region. The results indicate the importance of adopting intersectoral policies in parallel to the program in order to strengthen healthy eating practices.

Keywords:

Food ConsumptionSocial PolicyProcessed Food

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Sperandio, N., Priore, S.E, FRANCESCHINI, SYLVIA DO CARMO DE CASTRO, Rodrigues, Cristiana Tristão. The impact of Bolsa Família Program on food consumption: a comparative study on the Brazilian Southeastern and Northeastern regions.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jun). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-impact-of-bolsa-familia-program-on-food-consumption-a-comparative-study-on-the-brazilian-southeastern-and-northeastern-regions/15701?id=15701



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