Use of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System in epidemiological studies on the nutrition profile of the Brazilian population: a scoping review, Brazil, 2008-2025.
- 1Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Nutrição, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Universidade de São Paulo Departamento de Nutrição São PauloSP Brazil.
- 2Universidade de São Paulo, Núcleo de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Nutrição e Saúde, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Universidade de São Paulo Núcleo de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Nutrição e Saúde São PauloSP Brazil.
Abstract
Objectives
To identify and characterize the scientific literature on the use of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (SISVAN) in the description and analysis of the nutrition profile of the Brazilian population who use the Brazilian Unified Health System.Methods
This is a scoping review. Document selection occurred independently in stages previously defined in a research protocol. The review included primary studies, reviews, and grey literature that underwent peer review and produced evidence from quantitative information on nutrition status held on SISVAN Web, for all populations and locations. Data extraction was standardized, and publications were analyzed according to a glossary developed to standardize methodological aspects.Results
A total of 1,294 records were identified, and 161 were analyzed after applying the eligibility criteria. There was a significant increase in publications, especially from 2021 onwards, with emphasis on ecological time-series designs, which have adopted robust methods to analyze SISVAN data. Twenty-nine studies were identified that worked with individualized data, with cross-sectional or retrospective cohort analysis. The most studied life stage was childhood, particularly up to 5 years of age. In 40 studies, the data source was stratified, and most used data from the Bolsa Família Program. Pernambuco, Minas Gerais and Bahia were the states most studied. Some studies investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on SISVAN indicators or used georeferencing/spatial analysis methods.Conclusion
This review presented the state of the art of scientific production using nutrition information from SISVAN and characterized methodological aspects, thus informing future research.
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BibTeX
@article{gallo2026food,
title = {{Use of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System in epidemiological studies on the nutrition profile of the Brazilian population: a scoping review, Brazil, 2008-2025.}},
author = {Caroline de Oliveira Gallo and Luiza Navarro de Azevedo and Patricia Constante Jaime},
journal = {Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.1590/s2237-96222026v35e20251036.en},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42922981},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Use of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System in epidemiological studies on the nutrition profile of the Brazilian population: a scoping review, Brazil, 2008-2025.
AU - Caroline de Oliveira Gallo
AU - Luiza Navarro de Azevedo
AU - Patricia Constante Jaime
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/26
JO - Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil
DO - 10.1590/s2237-96222026v35e20251036.en
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42922981
AB - Objectives To identify and characterize the scientific literature on the use of the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (SISVAN) in the description and analysis of the nutrition profile of the Brazilian population who use the Brazilian Unified Health System.Methods This is a scoping review. Document selection occurred independently in stages previously defined in a research protocol. The review included primary studies, reviews, and grey literature that underwent peer review and produced evidence from quantitative information on nutrition status held on SISVAN Web, for all populations and locations. Data extraction was standardized, and publications were analyzed according to a glossary developed to standardize methodological aspects.Results A total of 1,294 records were identified, and 161 were analyzed after applying the eligibility criteria. There was a significant increase in publications, especially from 2021 onwards, with emphasis on ecological time-series designs, which have adopted robust methods to analyze SISVAN data. Twenty-nine studies were identified that worked with individualized data, with cross-sectional or retrospective cohort analysis. The most studied life stage was childhood, particularly up to 5 years of age. In 40 studies, the data source was stratified, and most used data from the Bolsa Família Program. Pernambuco, Minas Gerais and Bahia were the states most studied. Some studies investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on SISVAN indicators or used georeferencing/spatial analysis methods.Conclusion This review presented the state of the art of scientific production using nutrition information from SISVAN and characterized methodological aspects, thus informing future research.
SN - 1679-4974
SN - 2237-9622
ER -