VEGANOS E CONSUMO DOS ALIMENTOS ULTRAPROCESSADOS: UMA ABORDAGEM CRÍTICO-CONSTRUTIVA

Abstract

The vegan public is not just defending a dietary pattern, but a lifestyle driven by ethical, personal, religious issues, among others. The present study seeks, through a qualitative and descriptive literature review, to assess whether the public adept at the vegan diet consumes ultra-processed foodstuffs and detect the factors that influence this possible adherence and consumption of these products. With the advancement of the movement, there is a growth in the elaboration of vegan food products in the market, increasing the demand and consumption of these foods, resulting in innovations and in the creation of products, restaurants and spaces aimed at this audience, seeking to meet this market niche. , which is expanding more and more. In Brazilian supermarkets it is already possible to find many vegan versions of meat or dairy products, such as nuggets, cookies, hams, kibes, drumsticks, sausages, sausages, pizzas, hamburgers, ice cream, dairy products, among others that are ultra-processed. Ultra-processed foods contribute to an unfavorable prognosis in the nutritional profile. It is concluded that the market increasingly seeks to meet this consumer profile and that there is an adherence to ultra-processed products classified as vegan due to their practicality, but they offer the same health risks of developing chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and even cancer.