Comparison of feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents: a cross sectional study

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira

Carlos Alberto Nogueira-de-almeida¹  Lara Aquino Ferreira Pires¹  Jordan Miyasaka¹  Vanessa Bueno¹  Juliana Mathias Netto Khouri¹  Marianna Lorenzo S. Ramos Ramos¹  Yara Cristina Ceccato¹  Vivian Costa¹  Francisco De Assis Maia Júnior¹ 

关键词: obesity;    overweight;    sedentary lifestyle;    food consumption;    micronutrients;    health education;    obesidade;    sobrepeso;    estilo de vida sedentário;    consumo de alimentos;    micronutrientes;    educação saudável;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1806-9282.61.03.227

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Summary Objective: it is broadly accepted, but little explored, that obese children practice less physical activity and eat more. This study has the objective of comparing feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents. Methods: 126 students with ages ranging from 6 to 18 years were evaluated. Eutrophic and overweight/obese students were compared according to calorie intake, macro and micronutrients, prevalence of physical inactivity and ingestion of micronutrients. Results: differences were observed in the amount of calories ingested per unit of BMI (eutrophic, 97.6, and overweight/obese, 70.5, p=0.0061), as well as in calcium intake (eutrophic, 546.2, and overweight/obese, 440.7, p=0.0366). Both groups presented sedentarism, as well as a high prevalence of micronutrient intake deficiency, especially calcium and vitamins A, E, and C, but with no difference observed between eutrophic and overweight/obese subjects. Conclusion: energy and macronutrients consumption, as well as physical activity, were similar between eutrophic and overweight/obese. Calcium intake was lower in the overweight/obese group and the ingestion of vitamin C was lower in the eutrophic group. These results demonstrate the importance of considering all etiologic factors that may lead to obesity, so that new strategies for prevention and control may be added to traditional interventions.

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