Prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren aged 6 to 11 years in an inland city of RS, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v9i2.2255Keywords:
Obesity, Overweight, Epidemiology, Nutrition Assessment.Abstract
Introduction: The prevention of obesity in childhood and adolescence is justified by the increase in prevalence, with persistence in adulthood. Objective: To identify the anthropometric profile of children between 6 and 11 years, elementary school students of the city Estrela (RS, Brazil). Methods: Participants were 407 students (206 girls and 201 boys). Anthropometric assessment was performed and the nutritional diagnosis was defined according to criteria of the growth curves of WHO. Results: We observed that 12.77% of the students presented overweight, and 9.33% of them, obesity. The prevalence of overweight (12.62%) and obesity (8.73%) was lower in girls than boys (12.93% and 13.93% for the overweight and obesity, respectively). Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between data from schoolchildren in the urban area to rural area, possibly due to nutrition transition stimulated by industrialization that is already in everywhere. Data show the importance of preventive nutritional intervention to promote population health.Downloads
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2010-08-10
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Delwing KBB, Rempel C, Bosco SMD. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren aged 6 to 11 years in an inland city of RS, Brazil. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2010 Aug. 10 [cited 2024 Sep. 26];9(2):173-8. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2255
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