2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2004000300006
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Aspectos das práticas alimentares e da atividade física como determinantes do crescimento do sobrepeso/obesidade no Brasil

Abstract: Data from Brazilian national surveys conducted since the 1970s have indicated an increase in

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“…In addition, in Niterói, as in the Southeast of Brazil as a whole according to the most recent Family Budget Survey, men of all age brackets and income fifths showed a high prevalence of excess body mass. The increase in the prevalence of excess body mass from 1975 to 2002 was much greater among men in the Southeast, a trend also evident in the current study 2,6 . Schooling showed a similar trend to that of other studies in Brazilian adults, both men and women.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 81%
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“…In addition, in Niterói, as in the Southeast of Brazil as a whole according to the most recent Family Budget Survey, men of all age brackets and income fifths showed a high prevalence of excess body mass. The increase in the prevalence of excess body mass from 1975 to 2002 was much greater among men in the Southeast, a trend also evident in the current study 2,6 . Schooling showed a similar trend to that of other studies in Brazilian adults, both men and women.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 81%
“…Obesity is a risk factor for several chronic diseases such as systemic arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemias, among others, the treatment of which greatly increases health sector expenditures 1 . Increased obesity prevalence in various countries has mainly accompanied socioeconomic development, population growth, internal migration, technological development, and cultural changes leading to a significant increase in energy intake associated with a possible decrease in physical activity level by the population 2 . Thus, the decreased prevalence of underweight and increased obesity prevalence in these countries has been referred to as nutrition transition, now characterizing not only the developed countries, but also many societies that view themselves as mirroring the development of the Northern Hemispheric countries, particularly the United States culture 3 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Semelhante estudo sobre obesidade, utilizando ponto de corte do IMC ≥ 30kg/m 2 , no Município de Pelotas 28 , apresentou associação com algumas variáveis de morbidades e hábitos de vida. Faltam informações mais detalhadas sobre as práticas alimentares e o padrão de atividade física no Brasil em associação a dados antropométricos para uma melhor explicação dessas relações 29 .…”
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“…A prevalência de sobrepeso nos adolescentes variou entre 1,7% no Nordeste e 4,2% no Sudeste. Frente a estes valores, é plausível dizer que nossos resultados reforçam, para a região Nordeste, a tendên-cia ao aumento do sobrepeso, e ainda que, considerando-se o tipo de escola como uma proxy para o nível socioeconômico dos estudantes, o aumento nas prevalên-cias da obesidade 24,28 e dislipidemias ocorre em diferentes estratos sociais 4,24 .…”
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