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O cuidado na obesidade no Centro de Referência do idoso da zona norte: avaliação de uma intervenção

Introdução: As modificações ocorridas no cenário demográfico brasileiro, resultando em um aumento da população idosa, são acompanhadas também por modificações no perfil de morbimortalidade dessa população, com predominância das doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (transição epidemiol...

Estrategia Nacional para la prevención del sobrepeso y obesidad en la Niñez y adolescencia: 2021-2025

Respondiendo a un mandato de la XXXIX Reunión ordinaria del Consejo de Ministros de Salud de Centro América y República Dominicana, COMISCA, realizada en la ciudad de Panamá, se formuló la Estrategia para la prevención de la obesidad y el sobrepeso en la niñez y la adolescencia con un abordaje in...

Effect of the phenolic compounds from Sabara jaboticaba (Plinia jaboticaba (Vell. ) Berg) in reducing health risks caused by obesity

Sabara jaboticaba (Plinia jaboticaba (Vell.) Berg) is a Brazilian native fruit from Atlantic Forest, rich in polyphenols and appreciated for consumption both in natura and in various preparations. This study aimed to evaluate whether phenolic compounds of Sabara jaboticaba, in the form of phenolic extrac...

The role of jaboticaba (Plinia jaboticaba (VELL. ) Berg) phenolic compounds in obesity-associated intestinal inflammation

Jaboticaba (Plinia jaboticaba (Vell.) Berg) is a Brazilian native fruit belonging to the Myrtaceae family. Previously it was demonstrated that phenolicrich extracts from jaboticaba (PEJ) possess health-beneficial properties in dietinduced obesity; however, whether PEJ modulates the obesity-associated int...

Obesidade e sobrepeso: corpo gordo x corpo ideal. Contribuições da literatura socioantropológica acerca da medicalização do corpo gordo

Obesidade e sobrepeso são conceitos médicos para a classificação do excesso de gordura corporal, que se dá a partir de determinados parâmetros numéricos de referência como, principalmente, o Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC). Para a medicina, os indivíduos devem manter seu peso dentro da margem es...

Adaptação cultural do Questionário de Alimentação Infantil (QAI) para uso no Brasil

Para compor ações de cuidado à criança, a Política Nacional de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Criança, Eixo Estratégico II - Aleitamento Materno e Alimentação Complementar Saudável - defende a nutrição adequada e o acesso a alimentos seguros e nutritivos como direito da criança para atingir...

Anthropometric and dietary assessment of patients with glycogenosis type i

ABSTRACT Objective: To perform anthropometric and dietary evaluation of patients with glycogenosis type Ia and Ib. Methods: This cross-sectional study is composed of a sample of 11 patients with glycogenosis divided into two subgroups according to the classification of glycogenosis (type Ia=5 and typ...

Association between breastfeeding and overweight/obesity in schoolchildren aged 7-14 years

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of breastfeeding (BF) and the association between occurrence/duration of BF and overweight/obesity in schoolchildren aged 7-14 years. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2012-2013, on schoolchildren aged 7-14 years from Florianópolis,...

Mastication in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 34 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that changes in mastication are related to overweight in children and adolescents as these changes influence the increase in food consumption. The objective of this article was to characterize, through a systematic review, the mastication in children and adolescents with overw...

Nitrogen balance in mechanically ventilated obese patients

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 34 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate if the protein intake recommendations for obese critically ill requiring mechanical ventilation are sufficient to promote a positive or neutral nitrogen balance. Methods Cross-sectional study that included 25 obese, ≥18 years old, undergoing mechani...