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Impact of software for mobile devices on the behavior of adolescents in obesity prevention

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the impact of educational software on the behavior of adolescents about obesity prevention in two public schools of Divinópolis-MG. Method: uncontrolled clinical trial involving 238 adolescents, in the city of Divinópolis, MG, Brazil. Between June and October 2018, we...

Índice de masa corporal elevado y la predicción de disglucemias
High body mass index and dysglycaemia´s prediction

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 31 (3), 2020
Introducción: La obesidad constituye un importante factor de riesgo independiente para el desarrollo de las disglucemias. A través del índice de masa corporal es posible hacer un diagnóstico rápido del exceso ponderal. Objetivo: Describir la relación entre el índice de masa corporal elevado y l...

Factores asociados a la hipertensión arterial en adolescentes de San Juan y Martínez, 2018
Factors associated with high blood pressure in adolescents in San Juan y Martínez, 2018

Introducción: La hipertensión arterial del adulto tiene sus orígenes en la infancia. Los adolescentes copian los mismos estilos de vida del adulto que son desencadenantes potenciales de enfermedades cardiovasculares. Objetivo: Caracterizar los factores asociados a la hipertensión arterial en los a...

Asociación del peso al nacer con adiposidad en niños escolares de distintas regiones de argentina

Introducción: diversos estudios han sugerido que el bajo y alto peso al nacer (PN) se asocian a obesidad (OB) y sobrepeso (SP) durante la infancia y la edad adulta. Objetivos: determinar la asociación entre PN y OB en escolares de 9 años de tres regiones de Argentina. Materiales y métodos: las medida...

Screen time above recommendations in children and adolescents: analysis of the associated nutritional, behavioral and parental factors

INTRODUCTION: Sedentary routines characterised by multimedia games favour an increase in the prevalence of obesity in schoolchildren and their parents. Thus, identifying the factors associated with screen time during childhood and adolescence is essential for the development of public health strategiesOB...

Maternal perception of the childs nutritional status from the perspective of adjusted residual analysis

BACKGROUNG: The maternal perception of the nutritional status of their children has several important social factors in its composition and it can be important in determine quality of children's foodOBJECTIVE: To assess social factors influencing maternal perception of her children´s nutritional statusM...

COVID-19 and obesity in childhood and adolescence: a clinical review

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (5), 2020
Abstract Objective: To identify factors that contribute to the increased susceptibility and severity of COVID-19 in obese children and adolescents, and its health consequences. Sources: Studies published between 2000 and 2020 in the PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, SciELO, and Cochrane databases. Summary of f...

Impact of intervention on nutritional status, consumption of processed foods, and quality of life of adolescents with excess weight

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (5), 2020
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the impact of a nutritional intervention on nutritional status, ultra-processed food consumption, and quality of life of adolescents with excess weight. Methods: Experimental study with adolescent students with excess weight, divided into two groups, an intervention grou...