Obesidade infantil: uma revisão bibliográfica.

Abstract

Childhood obesity is an important nutritional disease, which has been growing in a worrisome way not only in contemporary Brazilian society, but worldwide. In addition, it is reaching worrying leveis o f public health, with high prevalence and presenting impacting results in the lives of children, such as physical, social, economic and psychological consequences, as well as in adulthood. The online search was used in national and international literature databases. A consultation was carried out with a bibliographic survey, not Scielo, PUBMED and theses bank: of Brazilian universities. The present study was conducted in the form o f a systematic review of the literature whose objective was to gather and evaluate the main findings on the prevalence of childhood obesity in the global population. 195 scientific publications were analyzed; however, I 07 papers were used for the writing o f the present study, and the research period used was from 20 lO to 20 I 7. The present rescarch indicates that there was an increase in the number of overweight and obese children, which can be characterized by a dietary norrn, as happened at the beginning o f the 21st century. It has also been found that the rate o f obese children is 18% higher among children in private schools compared to those anending public schools.It is extremely important that innovative educational prograrns designed to increase the child's knowledge about nutrition and health, as well as to positively innuence the diet, a physical activity and reduce inactivity and thus ensure good nutrition throughout life. The present study aims to review the current literature regarding adverse effe.cts causing childhood obesity, knowing a family influence and an importance o f physical activity without treatment o f this disease.