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Perspectivas en Nutrición Humana
versión impresa ISSN 0124-4108
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ARBOLEDA MONTOYA, Luz Marina y FRANCO GIRALDO, Fabio Andrés. Meanings attributed to diet and food supplement from a group of families beneficiaries of MANA's food complementary program in Turbo, Colombia. Perspect Nut Hum [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.2, pp.171-183. ISSN 0124-4108.
Objective: to understand meanings attributed to diet and food supplement from a group of families beneficiaries of MANA's food complementary program in Turbo, Antioquia-Colombia. The MANA program provides fortified cookies and powdered milk. Methodology: this is a qualitative study. The focalized ethnography method was used as a methodological approach; which involved participant observation, interviews and focus groups. The obtained information was coded and categorized. Results: MANA's food complementary program mitigates hunger. It is because it is provided to low income families. MANA's food complementary program contributes to change habits related with food intake in children.
Palabras clave : food security; food consumption; food culture; food habits; food supplement.