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Apesar da falta de consenso internacional sobre o termo alimentos funcionais, eles representam um dos setores do ramo alimentar com maior crescimento no mercado global e, ao mesmo tempo, uma das mais controversas áreas situadas nas fronteiras entre alimentos e medicamentos. Nesse artigo discutimos a definição do termo alimentos funcionais e o impacto do discurso institucional de promoção da saúde (e vida saudável) sobre o mercado e a percepção pública desses produtos. Questionários, grupos focais e entrevistas em profundidade foram aplicadas em grupos de idosos na cidade de Florianopolis, Brasil. Ao analisarmos o entendimento sobre os alimentos funcionais, especialmente aqueles com o selo da Socie¬dade Brasileira de Cardiologia, encontramos uma percepção mais ampla sobre: o pa¬pel dos alimentos no processo saúde-doença; quem orienta as mudanças dietéticas, as dificuldades em adotar essas mudanças; as estratégias usadas para combinar escolha individual e recomendações médicas; e o entendimento público das controvérsias e incertezas relacionadas ao consumo de alimentos.
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In spite of the lack of international agreement concerning the term functional food, it represents one of the food sectors with more significant growth in global markets and at the same time one of the most controversial area situated between the food and drug boundaries. In this paper we discuss the meaning of functional foods and the impact of health promotion discourse (and healthy life) on the market and on the public perception of these products. Questionnaires, focus groups and in-depth individual interviews were applied to groups of elderly people in Florianópolis, Brazil. Trying to analyze their understanding of functional food, especially with the Brazilian Association of Cardiology seal, we found a broa¬der perception of the role of food in the health-illness process; who guides the dietary changes, the difficulties in carrying out these changes; the strategies used to combine individual choice and experts/medical recommendations; and the public understanding of the scientific controversies and uncertainties related to food.
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