Introduction: the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors, especially obesity and dyslipidemia, is quite high in the general population. Objective: to identify the presence of cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with obesity and to compare the indices according to sex, age group and obesity level. Materials and Methods: 96 obese adults participated (23% men and 77% women), aged between 18 and 50 years (36...
Introduction: In Brazil, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is higher among individuals with less education, 24.5% of obesity among those with 0 to 8 years of schooling and 15.8% in the group with 12 years or more education. Objective: the objective of this study was to analyze the association between the socioeconomic profile and the nutritional status of overweight adults in the municipality of Paranava...
Introduction: The world is in a pandemic situation due to COVID-19, an infectious disease that affects humans caused by the coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2. Considering the increase in obesity during the pandemic in the Brazilian population, it is necessary to expand the capacity to assistance from the physical educator, seeking new health promotion strategies through guidelines for changing lifestyle habits. Ob...
Introduction: The continuous increase in severe obesity and the comorbidities associated with this condition have become epidemic and affect the people of all ages and economic groups. In addition, the predictions are that this problem will become even more serious. Therefore, obesity treatment programs are urgently needed, but are rarely accessible to the low-income population. Objective: To analyze the effect...