EVOLUTION OF THE COVERAGE OF THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM IN MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE OF GOIÁS THAT RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION ACTIONS BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Changes in dietary patterns in Brazil, with a 35% increase in the consumption of ultra-processed foods in recent decades, have contributed to the rise in chronic diseases, making nutritional monitoring essential to guide effective public policies. Objective: To evaluate the evolution of nutritional status and food consumption records of the population of municipalities in Goiás benefiting from federal funding for food and nutrition actions (FAN) between 2019 and 2023. Methodology: Ecological time series study from 2019 to 2023. Data on the nutritional status and food consumption of the population of the municipalities was obtained from information registered in the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (SISVAN). Results: In 2019, the number of records of nutritional status rose from 374,470 to 1,207,374 in 2023. Food consumption records rose from 8,930 in 2019 to 109,461 in 2023. After a drop in 2020, the data showed a recovery in the following years, with notable advances in 2022 and 2023. The municipality of Novo Gama stood out with a 593-fold increase in food consumption records and a 3.45fold increase in nutritional status, reflecting 7,26% and 36,58% of the population, respectively. Aparecida de Goiânia also showed significant increases, but the records are still low in relation to the total population. Conclusion: There was a greater increase in nutritional status records compared to food consumption records, which indicates an improvement in data records, possibly due to the financial incentive received.