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Abstract This is a cross-sectional study with quantitative approach that aims to identify more frequent food consumption patterns in the population of the municipality of Pau dos Ferros-RN, Brazil, and socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with them, held in 2014 with 396 participants. Analyzing the frequency of food consumption of the target population, the majority follows what is recommended by the Ministry of Health, showing however excessive consumption of red meat (75.9%) and overweight (31.7%) and obesity (24.2%). The bivariate analysis results showed significance with respect to socio-economic aspects and the consumption of certain foods, as well as the practice of physical exercise and satisfaction with the body. These findings point to the need to form more trained professionals to work in an interdisciplinary way, relating health disciplines with the areas of physical education and psychology, being the junction of knowledge of paramount importance to better counter the problems experienced.

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