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Ocorrência de dislipidemias e fatores associados em adultos: um estudo de prevalência

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 21 (), 2022
RESUMO Objetivo: estimar a prevalência de dislipidemias e os fatores associados em adultos de Rio Branco, Acre. Métodos: estudo de delineamento seccional, populacional, que avaliou adultos (18 a 59 anos) residentes nas zonas urbana e rural de Rio Branco em 2014. As dislipidemias foram definidas con...

Sobrepeso y obesidad en los adolescentes

Vive (El Alto); 5 (14), 2022
El sobrepeso y la obesidad en los adolescentes se ha convertido en un problema grave de salud pública, que afecta a países industrializados y aquellos en vías de desarrollo. Lo cual altera la salud con excesos en el tejido adiposo, analizados con el Índice de Masa Corporal, el cual es un indicador an...

Patients with Post-Covid-19 Syndrome are at risk of malnutrition and obesity: findings of outpatient follow-up

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 35 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the nutritional and functional status, swallowing disorders, and musculoskeletal manifestations of patients with Post-Covid-19 Syndrome, stratified by the Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index. Methods This is a cross-sectional study with patients diagnosed with Post-Co...

Nutritional status of children under five years of age in Rondônia, Brazil Northern region and in Brazil: 2008 to 2019

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 35 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the nutritional profiles of children under five years of age in the state of Rondônia, comparing them with those from the Northern Region of Brazil and from Brazil. Methods This was a time series ecological study. Data were collected from the Food and Nutrition Surveilla...

Cesarean section and body mass index in children: is there a causal effect?

Obesity is considered a global public health problem. Cesarean section has been associated with high body mass index (BMI) and increased obesity throughout life. However, this association has been challenged by some studies. This study aims to assess the causal effect of cesarean section on the BMI of ch...

Control del sobrepeso y la obesidad en adultos de Chimborazo, Ecuador
Educational Intervention for Controlling Overtight and Obesity in Adults from Chimborazo Province, Ecuador

Introducción: El sobrepeso y la obesidad constituyen factores de riesgo para múltiples enfermedades crónicas. Sin embargo, pueden ser controlados si existe un nivel de conocimiento adecuado de sus elementos generales, lo cual en muchas ocasiones se desconoce. Objetivo: Aplicar una intervención edu...

Perceptions of patients in the waiting line for bariatric surgery: contributions from the experience of an educational process

The present study is a qualitative research with the objective of analyzing the perceptions of patients in the face of the challenges in the bariatric surgery line through focal groups. All patients were treated with an outpatient protocol, however, they were divided into two groups, one participated in ...

Double burden of malnutrition as a risk factor for overweight and obesity

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the longitudinal effect of double burden of malnutrition (DBM) on the risk of developing child and adolescent overweight or obesity. METHODS Analysis of the Peruvian Young Lives Study, younger cohort: baseline (2002) and 4 follow-ups (2006-2007, 2009-2010, 2013-2014, and ...

Índice de masa corporal preconcepcional en 1 079 171 mujeres atendidas en hospitales públicos de las 24 provincias argentinas

INTRODUCCIÓN: El estado nutricional materno medido como IMC (índice de masa corporal) se asocia al crecimiento fetal, al peso del recién nacido y a la morbimortalidad feto-neonatal. El sobrepeso y la obesidad son un problema de salud pública, que involucra a más de 650 millones de adultos en el mund...