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Introduction: The Program "Restaurante Popular" is a specific public policy whose main objective is to guarantee access to quality, nutritionally balanced and safe food for the population that is in social and nutritional vulnerability. Objective: To evaluate the nutritional and socio-demographic profile of users of "Restaurante Popular" in Caxias do Sul. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving users of two popular restaurants in the city. The participants were submitted to anthropometric evaluation and questionnaire application containing socioeconomic and demographic questions. Results: 244 users, with a mean age of 40 years, participated in the study. Most male, single marital status, with own house, family income up to two minimum wages, up to 8 years of study. Among health habits, it was found that 31.6% were smokers, 24.2% consumed alcoholic beverages daily and 59% were sedentary. There was presence of hypertension in 18% of the subjects, diabetes in 5.3% and cardiovascular disease in 3.3%. 60.3% reported attending the "Restaurante Popular" four to five times a week. Most make between two to four meals a day. In the anthropometric evaluation, the majority were classified as overweight, 18.4% obese. Conclusion: Overweight was present in almost half of the studied population and obesity in approximately one in four individuals. Factors such as low income (two thirds of the population up to two minimum wages) and low schooling (majority with less than eight years of schooling) were present and are determining factors in the nutritional status of individuals.

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