Objective.To evaluate the effects of educational software to improve first grade school students' knowledge about prevention of overweight and obesity. Methods. This non-controlled trial with a before-and-after evaluation was carried out in an school located in the municipality of Divinópolis (Brazil) a...
Objective.To evaluate the risk factors associated with treatment abandonment by overweight or obese children and adolescents. Methods. A cross-sectional study, conducted in 2011, at the Childhood Obesity Center, in Campina Grande, Brazil, with the records of 208 children and adolescents, between three an...
ABSTRACT Objective: to ascertain the effectiveness of an intervention program in relation to anthropometric measurements and stage of readiness for behavioral change in women with excess weight. Methods: the intervention group (IG) was made up of 13 women, and the control group (CG), by 20. The inter...
Objetivou-se investigar a prevalência do Diagnóstico de Enfermagem Nutrição desequilibrada: mais
do que as necessidades corporais em hipertensos. Estudo descritivo, exploratório, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 90 pacientes hipertensos, acompanhados em unidade de atenção secundária. A ...
The objective of this study was to reflect on the causes of obesity beyond physical, genetic and biological factors. It is based on the understanding of the human condition and its associated economic and social relationships, derived from Hannah Arendt's Theory of The Human Condition and relevant litera...
Na atualidade as crianças estão convivendo com vários fatores de risco à saúde, estando propensas a desenvolver desde a infância doenças cardiovasculares como, por exemplo, a hipertensão arterial. Logo, o objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a associação entre a medida da pressão arterial, obesi...
To assess the factors associated with excess weight (overweight/obese) in school children enrolled in the public education network in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Cross-sectional study with 1187 children between 6 and 14 years of age from municipal schools in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais. The preval...
Objective. Identifying risk factors for diabesity (diabetes plus obesity) in primary students in the Brazilian Amazon. Methodology. Descriptive study carried out in 2009 with the participation of 1218 students. A questionnaire from the Ministry of Health of Brazil was employed with the question ''How is ...
