Purpose: Severe obesity is a worldwide public health problem. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of non-surgical treatment on weight, body mass index (BMI), food consumption, and physical activity practice of severely obese outpatients. Methods: Fifty-three severely obese adults were included in the study. Nutritional treatment with a tailored food plan was applied. Patients were followed through nine month...
Introdução: A prevalência superobesidade (Ãndice de Massa Corporal (IMC) ≥ 50 kg/m2) aumenta de forma crescente, porém ainda são escassas informações sociodemográficas, clÃnicas e fatores associados em superobesos. Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a prevalência de superobesidade e sua associação com aspectos sociodemográficos, presença de comorbidades, estilo de vida, consumo alimentar...
Searched to analyze pointers of infant health of the families taken care of for the Program Health of the Family of Goiânia in the period of 2000 the 2004, on the basis of the data of the System of Information of the Basic Attention (SIAB). Descriptive study with analysis of variable of six Sanitary Districts (SD). Test of the qui-square was was done considering the level of significance value-p < 0,05. In th...