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Management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents by nurses: a mixed-method study

Abstract Objective: to analyze the management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents by nurses of the Family Health Strategy. Method: this is a study of convergent parallel mixed methods, developed in Health Centers of a municipality in northeastern Brazil. In the quantitative stage, dat...

Excesso de peso no Brasil: evolução e interface com as políticas de saúde

Objetivo: descrever a evolução da prevalência do excesso de peso em adultos e as políticas para o seu enfrentamento no Brasil. Método: estudo ecológico, transversal, descritivo, analítico e epidemiológico observacional de abordagem quantitativa, utilizando a base de dados do Sistema de fatores de...

La semaglutida es efectiva para el tratamiento de la obesidad y el sobrepeso
Semaglutide is effective for the treatment of obesity and overweight

Somatotype characteristics of patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease and its relationships with physical activity and depression

Int. j. morphol; 40 (5), 2022
SUMMARY: Somatotype characters have been defined for many diseases. However, there is insufficient information on the somatotype characters of chronic kidney patients. The first aim of our study was to define the specific somatotype in patients diagnosed with CKD. The second aim was to investigate the re...

Análisis de la tendencia de la obesidad general en Ecuador en los años 2014 a 2016

Int. j. morphol; 40 (5), 2022
RESUMEN: La obesidad es un problema de salud pública, mundial. Considerada una enfermedad sistémica, multiorgánica, metabólica e inflamatoria crónica, ocasionada por el exceso de tejido celular subcutáneo, con un mayor riesgo de morbilidad y mortalidad por ciclos vitales, en todas las edades. Deter...

Nem essência, nem aparência: a produção de corpos, "normalidades" e liberdades mediadas pelas tecnociências

Saúde Soc; 31 (2), 2022
Resumo Este artigo investiga em que medida certos corpos materializam as normas a partir de intervenções das tecnociências contemporâneas. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo em que foram construídas três narrativas de pessoas que vivenciaram transformações corporais drásticas por meio de restriç...

Complicaciones nutricionales de la cirugía bariátrica
9 NUTRITIONAL COMPLICATIONS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY

Prensa méd. argent; 108 (4), 2022
La cirugía bariátrica es reconocida como una terapia altamente efectiva para la obesidad, ya que logra una pérdida de peso sostenida, una reducción de las comorbilidades y la mortalidad relacionadas con la obesidad; además mejora de la calidad de vida de los pacientes. Sin embargo, las deficiencias ...

Tyramine exerts hypolipidemic and anti-obesity effects in vivo

Abstract Obesity and dyslipidemia are conditions often associated with cardiovascular risk, inflammation, oxidative stress, and death. Thus, a new approach has been highlighted to promote research and development of pharmacological tools derived from natural sources. Among the most widely studied groups ...

Association between fixed night work and obesity: a systematic literature review

Clin. biomed. res; 42 (4), 2022
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the association between fixed night work and overweight or weight gain. PubMed and EMBASE were searched until October 2021 for studies evaluating the association between fixed night work patterns and the risk of overweight or obesity (for cross-sectional designs) ...