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The fact that diet can impact an individual’s health is well acknowledged by healthcare providers worldwide. People who have access to adequate nutrition are more likely to have strong immune systems, lower risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and they live longer.
Some research has show n that a diet rich in added sugars, saturated and trans fats and excess sodium may induce chronic inflammation.
The American Heart Association recently made diet and lifestyle recommendations that included a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, low-fat dairy, and plant-based or lean animal protein to support cardiovascular health.
There is no single definition of the “food as medicine” concept, but it generally refers to prioritizing food and diet in an individual’s health plan, with the goal of either preventing, reducing symptoms of, or reversing a disease state.
It is focused on the increased consumption of a variety of whole, minimally-processed plant-based foods, and limited intakes of highly processed foods rich in added sugar, oil, and salt.
Foods that proponents claim have medicinal properties, often due to supposed high levels of a particular micronutrient or biomolecule — sometimes referred to as functional foods — are of particular interest by people who consider food as medicine.
These include a variety of herbs and spices, legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, and fruits and vegetables.
The “food as medicine” approach to health management challenges the construct of conventional medicine, which relies primarily on technological medical advancements to manage health and disease with pharmaceutical drugs.
QUESTÃO
“Food as medicine” refers to the practice
regarding the use of food and diet in the prevention and management of diseases.
of consuming medicine in the same quantities one would typically consume food.
related to the elaborate methods of making medicine look like food to trick patients.
of taking as many different kinds of medicine as one eats different types of food.
of making medicine as pervasively available as food in supermarkets and elsewhere.
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🧭 Leitura orientada
A questão avalia a compreensão conceitual de uma definição apresentada explicitamente no texto, exigindo atenção ao sentido global da expressão “food as medicine”.
🔍 Análise do trecho relevante
O texto afirma que o conceito de food as medicine:
“generally refers to prioritizing food and diet in an individual’s health plan, with the goal of either preventing, reducing symptoms of, or reversing a disease state.”
Portanto, a alimentação é apresentada como parte integrante da prevenção e do manejo de doenças.
🧠 Núcleo de sentido
✔ Alimentação influencia diretamente a saúde.
✔ O conceito envolve prevenção, controle e possível reversão de doenças.
✔ Não se trata de substituir comida por remédios,
mas de integrar a dieta ao plano de saúde.
🔍 Análise alternativa por alternativa (com pegadinhas)
(A) ✅ Correta — GABARITO
A alternativa traduz fielmente o conceito apresentado no texto:
o uso da alimentação e da dieta
na prevenção e no manejo de doenças.
(B) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o texto não sugere consumir medicamentos
como se fossem alimentos.
(C) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: não há qualquer menção a “disfarçar” medicamentos como comida.
(D) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o texto não defende o uso excessivo de medicamentos,
mas justamente uma alternativa alimentar.
(E) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: a questão não trata de disponibilidade comercial de medicamentos,
mas de abordagem nutricional da saúde.
🧠 Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Questão de definição conceitual.
✔ Food as medicine = dieta como ferramenta de saúde.
✔ Foco em prevenção e manejo de doenças.
✔ Evite interpretações literais ou caricatas do conceito.
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (A)