Abstract
Objective: Assess the eating habits of primary care users and analyze the factors associated with receiving advice on healthy eating. Methods: Cross-sectional, analytical study, carried out with 148 adults, in the municipality of Vitória de Santo Antão / Pernambuco, in 2016. Among the data collected were: advice on healthy eating and reasons that encourage / hinder the adoption of healthy eating, eating habits and behavioral aspects. Results: There was a greater adequacy in the consumption of beans (64.1%), meat and eggs (64.8%), fried and sausages (61.4%), sweets and soft drinks (70.9%), in the habit of removing the meat fat (95.9%), the addition of salt at mealtime (92.5%) and the number of glasses of water ingested per day (56.7%). Adequate consumption of meat and eggs, type of milk you consume, fried and sausage foods and sweets / soft drinks was statistically significant among those who have already received advice on healthy eating. Conclusion: The users' diet proved to be adequate in relation to most of the items evaluated. And the findings reinforce the importance of carrying out counseling on healthy lifestyles.