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...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the managerial profile and forms of intersectoral articulation in the framework of food and nutrition carried out in Primary Health Care and verify its association with the prevalence of obesity in the three health macro-regions of the State of Paraíba. Methods: Cross-s...
Resumen El aumento de las tasas de obesidad y sus consecuencias negativas, tanto individuales como colectivas, reclama la necesidad de nuevos enfoques científicos, que permitan un abordaje multidisciplinar que integre los factores biológicos y socioculturales, explorando en profundidad tanto los aspect...
Petermann, Fanny;
Villagrán, Marcelo;
Troncoso, Claudia;
Mardones, Lorena;
Leiva, Ana María;
Martínez, María Adela;
Garrido-Méndez, Alex;
Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe;
Salas-Bravo, Carlos;
Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson;
Ulloa, Natalia;
Pérez-Bravo, Francisco;
Celis-Morales, Carlos.
Background: Numerous studies have identified the role of Fat-mass-associated-gene (FTO) in the development of obesity. Aim: To investigate the association of FTO gene with adiposity markers in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: 409 participants were included in this cross-sectional study. The associ...
Adiposidad/genética,
Dioxigenasa FTO Dependiente de Alfa-Cetoglutarato/genética,
Genotipo,
Obesidad/genética,
Adiposidad/etnología,
Alelos,
Antropometría,
Chile/etnología,
Estudios Transversales,
Marcadores Genéticos,
Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad,
Estilo de Vida,
Modelos Lineales,
Obesidad/etnología,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Abstract Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is little known in Brazilian indigenous populations. In the last two decades, important changes have occurred in the lifestyle and epidemiological profile of the Xavante people. Objective: to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk...
Distribución por Edad,
Glucemia/análisis,
Presión Sanguínea,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/etnología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/sangre,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etnología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Colesterol/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Dislipidemias/complicaciones,
Dislipidemias/epidemiología,
Dislipidemias/etnología,
Hipertensión/complicaciones,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/etnología,
Indígenas Sudamericanos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Obesidad/etnología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Triglicéridos/sangre
Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar o efeito da cor/raça em medidas indicadoras de adiposidade corporal (índice de massa corporal - IMC, circunferência de cintura - CC e relação cintura-quadril - RCQ), bem como sua relação com o diabetes, em idosos residentes na área urbana de sete l...
Estatura,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil,
Grupos Raciales,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus/etnología,
Diabetes Mellitus/etiología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/etnología,
Obesidad Abdominal,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Población Urbana,
Circunferencia de la Cintura,
Relación Cintura-Cadera
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the effects of either a carbohydrate-restrictive diets or a conventional hypoenergetic diet combined with resistance training. Methods: Twenty-one overweight and obese adults participated in an eight-week program consisting of progressive resistance training combined with...
ABSTRACT Objective To assess overweight/obesity of elementary schoolchildren in Campinas , São Paulo , Brazil, and its association with parental nutritional status, children's food consumption, food preferences, and level of physical activity, and familial socioeconomic status. Methods This case-contr...
