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Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the main results of a study that sought to know the development of the public nutritional policies of the chilean State, from the beginning of the 20th century until present days, emphasizing the interference of these policies in the construction of gender roles in Chile. In this respect, from a chronological look, it's recognized a close link between malnutrition, infant mortality and health policy constitution as a public necessity, relationship that leaves an important mark not only in ways the population feeds themselves, but also in their gender ideologies.