Maternal perceptions and self-perception of the nutritional status of children and adolescents from private schools

Abstract

A failure to correctly perceive weight was very frequent among children and their mothers, especially when children were overweight. These factors could represent obstacles to correctly recognizing nutritional abnormalities.

Percepção corporal e atividade física em uma coorte de adultos jovens brasileiros

“…No presente estudo a autopercepção corporal foi considerada adequada para 68% dos indivíduos, independentemente do IMC. Resultados semelhantes foram observados por outros autores, principalmente os que avaliaram estudantes brasileiros, os quais encontraram concordân-cia entre as respostas dos indivíduos e sua avaliação antropométrica 9,20 .…”

“…Estudos têm demonstrado que indiví-duos jovens, especialmente do sexo feminino, apresentam insatisfação com a imagem corporal, autoimagem negativa, temor à obesidade e tendência a utilizarem diferentes técnicas para controle do peso 8,9 . Trata-se, portanto, de um fenômeno é mais prevalente nas culturas ocidentais e que destaca a importância das diferenças de valorização que as sociedades conferem à magreza, principalmente para as mulheres.…”

Percepção do adolescente obeso sobre as repercussões da obesidade em sua saúde

“…The acknowledgment of obesity by the adolescent and the family (16) may become an opportunity of professional intervention and compliance with treatment (11) , as the adolescent, being a historic and cultural human being, cannot be conceived outside its context (17) .…”

“…To make matters worse, lack of security, the inevitable coexistence with urban violence or lack of physical space force the adolescents out of the streets and backyards, spending countless hours in front of television, computer, videogames and internet (16) . As a consequence, they ingest sandwiches, cakes, soft drinks, candies, industrialized snacks and popcorn in excess (4) .…”

“…However, regaining health seems to be the most challenging, especially within the family context perspective (17) , as some parents do not want to be seen as too strict by restricting or forbidding a given type of food (4) . As a response, some of the youths eat in secrecy, lie, among other behaviors (16) . Eva revealed that If I'm eating too much, she (mother) tells me everything she's doing for me, she rubs it on my face.…”