Exceto onde especificado diferentemente, a matéria publicada neste periódico é licenciada sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons -Atribuição 4. anos (42,6%) e nível de escolaridade de 10 a 12 anos de estudo (42,6%). Houve associação estatisticamente significativa para o consumo dos três marcadores (p<0,00), bem como entre o sexo e o consumo recomendado de peixe (p=0,00). Conclusão: O hábito alimentar de marcadores de alimentação saudável abaixo da frequência recomendada pode modificar o perfil nutricional do paciente de TB pulmonar e facilitar a infecção e as consequências da doença.
Descritores: Dieta Saudável. Tuberculose Pulmonar. Prevenção de Doenças.Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that may be more susceptible in people with nutritional deficiencies. The objective of this study was to investigate dietary markers and their association with sociodemographic variables of patients with pulmonary TB. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in between 2015 and 2016 in Belém-PA. TB patients were interviewed using a questionnaire developed based on the National Health Survey, with questions about socio-demographic and variables healthy food markers. Data were analyzed in the Epi-Info and Bioestat programs, using the G and Binomial tests, with a significance level of 5%. Results: 61 patients participated in the study, most of them male (62.2%), 40-59 years old (42.6%) and 10 to 12 years of schooling (42.6%). There was a statistically significant association for the consumption of the three markers (p <0.00), as well as between sex and recommended fish consumption (p =0.00). Conclusion: The eating habits of healthy food markers below the recommended frequency can modify the patient's nutritional profile of TB pulmonary patient and to facilitate the infection and the consequences of the disease.