The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic scenario for Food and Nutrition Security: a literature review

Abstract

The scope of this literature review was to understand the scientific approach of how the pandemic context of the new coronavirus COVID-19 influenced food and nutrition security (SAN) in Brazil and worldwide The search was conducted in electronic database Virtual Library and Health for scientific works based on the descriptors food security, pandemic and covid-19. The studies were selected by titles and abstracts, later by full reading. Of the 121 reviewed, 22 met the inclusion criteria. There was a discussion of the action of governments and their public emergency policies in Brazil and in some countries as a way to alleviate the problem of hunger in vulnerable populations. Several studies point to the difficulties presented in developed countries and developing countries, which suffer from even greater impacts. In addition, surveys of perception of (in) SAN and its most affected pillars were verified, showing that availability, access to food, use of nutrients and in a stable way were weakened, perceived by millions of people.