Efetividade do direito à alimentação: o que a produção científica nas áreas do direito e da saúde coletiva possibilitam compreender?

The right to food is a fundamental human right, of a social and political nature, and it is up to the State to guarantee its effectiveness and implement measures to combat the omission of any violations. The objective of the present study was to understand how the effectiveness of the right to food is addressed in the scientific literature both in the area of law and of public health. This was a study with qualitative approach conducted through a lexical content analysis of scientific production in the chosen areas, using the Iramuteq software. It was concluded that there is a significant difference in the approach regarding the effectiveness of the right to food by researchers of both areas. There is still much to advance in the research and analysis on the effectiveness of this right in concrete terms and in reaching the life of all Brazilians.