Objectives: To identify key stakeholders involved in the nutritional educational processes and detect gaps in this process in an urban adult population in Santiago, Chile. Materials and methods: From a sample of 100 individuals registered at a primary health care facility, those with a high Healthy Eating Index (HEI) were included in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, which were recorded in audio, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed according to Grounded Theory. Results: A total of 16 people with HEI were interviewed, who were mainly women. The main actors involved in the nutritional educational process turned out to be the individuals’ parents, workplace experiences, and clinical consultations with professional nutritionists. A nutritional education gap was detected between the general population and teams of nutritionists in primary health care contexts. Conclusions: Parents, the workplace, and consultations with nutritionists are the main influences in the nutritional learning process. Three population groups (female adolescents, mothers, and children) were also identified as lacking educational and preventive interventions by nutritionists in the primary health care context in Chile; this situation could perpetuate and maintain unhealthy eating habits among the general population.
Keywords:
Eating habits, Nutrition, Education, Chile
Author Biographies
Sofía Sutherland
Licenciada en Nutrición, Chile
Magíster en Nutrición Salud y Sociedad, Holanda
Eliana Reyes, Universidad de Los Andes, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética
Licenciada en Nutrición, Chile.
Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
Gabriela Sarrat, Universidad de Los Andes, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética
Licenciada en Nutrición, Chile. Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
Emilio González, Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Medicina, Programa Magíster en Epidemiologpia
Licenciado en Kinesiología, Chile
Programa de Magister en Epidemiología – Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
Cinthya Urquidi, Universidad de Los Andes, Departamento de Salud Pública
Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
Sutherland, S., Reyes, E., Sarrat, G., González, E., & Urquidi, C. (2020). Nutritional Salutogenesis in Chile: key stakeholders and detected gaps. Revista Chilena De Salud Pública, 23(2), p. 116–123. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5281.2019.56462
