ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the consumption of ultra-processed food and sugar-sweetened beverages and to identify the association of this consumption with overweight among vegetarians. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a convenience sampling method was conducted. Data were collected using an onli...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the body composition and metabolic profile in individuals in terms of different concentrations of serum vitamin D, ranging from deficiency to sufficiency. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 106 adults of both genders, who were divided into three groups according to v...
ABSTRACT Objective: Describe and evaluate the nutritional care provided for overweight adults by the Primary and Secondary Health Care services of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: This study was carried out between 2013 and 2015 integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches; it was divided in...
La obesidad y el sobrepeso constituyen un grave problema de salud pública. Numerosos estudios observacionales sugieren que el bajo nivel de educación estaría entre los múltiples factores implicados en su desarrollo. Nuestro objetivo fue determinar si existía una relación entre el menor nivel educat...
Abstract: Objectives: To examine both body mass index (BMI) status and waist circunference (WC) in a large international sample of adult Special Olympics participants from Latin America. It also explored the association of age and sex with obesity in this population. Materials and methods: BMI and WC...
Factores de Edad,
Atletas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Comorbilidad,
Salud Global,
Discapacidad Intelectual/epidemiología,
América Latina/epidemiología,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Obesidad/prevención & control,
Obesidad Abdominal/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/prevención & control,
Factores Sexuales,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
ABSTRACT Objective Obesity can cause systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) factor that is also influenced by genetic variability. The present study aims to investigate the association between gene polymorphisms related with obesity on the prevalence of SAH and DM2 in t...
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiología,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética,
Derivación Gástrica,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/genética,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/genética,
Obesidad/cirugía,
Polimorfismo Genético,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Proteína Desacopladora 3/genética
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate parameters of bone and mineral metabolism after bariatric surgery. Subjects and methods This sectional study included data from medical records from 61 bariatric surgery (BS) patients (minimum period of 6 months after the procedure) and ...
Fosfatasa Alcalina/sangre,
Aminoácidos/orina,
Desviación Biliopancreática/efectos adversos,
Remodelación Ósea/fisiología,
Huesos/metabolismo,
Calcio/orina,
Derivación Gástrica/efectos adversos,
Obesidad/tratamiento farmacológico,
Obesidad/metabolismo,
Obesidad/cirugía,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Sodio/orina,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Objective This study was designed to identify the major musculoskeletal symptoms of individuals with obesity, to assess their health-related quality of life, and to evaluate the correlation between the musculoskeletal symptoms and the individuals' health-related quality of life. Materials and...
Actividades Cotidianas/psicología,
Cirugía Bariátrica/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Transversales,
Traumatismos de la Pierna/epidemiología,
Traumatismos de la Pierna/etiología,
Dolor Musculoesquelético/epidemiología,
Dolor Musculoesquelético/psicología,
Dolor Musculoesquelético/etiología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/cirugía,
Obesidad Mórbida/complicaciones,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify and evaluate changes in the ocular surface in obese patients with bariatric surgery. Methods: The study included 89 randomly selected patients; 81 (91.0%) were women, 35 were preoperative, 32 were included 0-12 months after surgery, and 22 were included >12 months after...
Ferreira, Mariana S;
Mendes, Roberto T;
Marson, Fernando A L;
Zambon, Mariana P;
Antonio, Maria A R G M;
Paschoal, Ilma A;
Toro, Adyléia A D C;
Severino, Silvana D;
Ribeiro, Maria A G O;
Ribeiro, José D.
Abstract Objective: To analyze and compare lung function of obese and healthy, normal-weight children and adolescents, without asthma, through spirometry and volumetric capnography. Methods: Cross-sectional study including 77 subjects (38 obese) aged 5-17 years. All subjects underwent spirometry and vo...
Capnografía,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Volumen Espiratorio Forzado/fisiología,
Peso Corporal Ideal,
Pulmón/fisiopatología,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Ventilación Pulmonar/fisiología,
Espirometría,
Volumen de Ventilación Pulmonar,
Capacidad Vital/fisiología
