RESUMOA Alimentação Complementar é de suma importância no desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor da criança. O presente trabalho teve o objetivo de analisar essa prática em uma amostra da população de Curitiba. Foi realizado um estudo observacional transversal, através da avaliação de um questionário e dados antropométricos (peso e altura) de 80 crianças de 0 a 2 anos de idade que frequentam a rede pública de ensino de Curitiba, comparando os resultados com os dados recomendados pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS). Os resultados mostraram que 79% das famílias contavam com renda familiar inferior a 3 salários mínimos; 57,5% das crianças encontravam-se na categoria de sobrepeso e apenas 13,75% das crianças receberam aleitamento materno exclusivo por pelo menos 6 meses (como recomendado pela OMS), sendo que 15% da amostra não recebeu leite materno em nenhum momento. Conclui-se que o índice de sobrepeso nesta população é alarmante, bem como a falta de aderência às recomendações médicas.Descritores: Alimentação Complementar. Aleitamento materno. Obesidade. Sobrepeso. Leite materno. ABSTRACTComplementary feeding is extremely important for the neuropsychomotor development of a child. This current work had as an objective to analyse this practice within different groups of Curitiba population. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted through the assessment of a questionnaire and anthropometric data (weight and height) of 80 children between the ages of 0 and 2 who attend Curitiba's public schools, comparing the results with the recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO). The results show the following: 79% of the families earned less than 3 minimum salaries; 57,5% of the children were classified as overweight; and only 13,75% of the children were exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months (as recommended by the WHO) from which 15% of them have not been breastfed at all. It has been concluded that the overweight rate in this population is alarming, as well as the fact that the doctor's recommendation were not being followed.
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