Abstract
Objective: Understand which triggering factors of Burnout Syndrome (SB) in medical students and residents, since BS often negatively impact the quality of life of this population and their families. Methods: Conducted an integrative literature review in April 2021 in which he searched for scientific articles in the PubMed and BVS databases with the following Health Science Descriptors: "Burnout AND Medical Students AND Risk Factors", being articles from the last five years old. Results: A total of twenty articles, among the risk factors most found in the BS were depression, female gender, long hours of work, exhaustive study routine, insufficient leisure time, anxiety, lack of physical activity, professional dissatisfaction, low level (achievement) academic, college organization, single marital status, loneliness, and drug use. It can lead to depression, affect the doctor-patient relationship and between family members. Final considerations: BS in medical students and residents is a problem present in Brazil, which requires greater investigation and attention in medical universities and studies in order to minimize the damage caused.in this study has inadequate knowledge about functional foods, which are not included in their usual diet.