MACÊDO, L. M. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6708481720026889; MACÊDO, Larissa Mirella Araújo de.
Resumo:
Adolescence is a phase of intense body modification, and inadequate dietary practices
are associated with a high risk of overweight, obesity and other chronic
noncommunicable diseases (CDNT), which are the main determinant of death in all
regions of Brazil. the largest of them due to cardiovascular causes. The nutritional
status of the elementary school students of the Campina Grande / PB municipal
network was evaluated from a cross-sectional, pilot epidemiological study, through the
completion of trained questionnaires by trained researchers. The final sample
consisted of 558 adolescents of 51.6% (288) males, with the majority of adolescents
being 66.4% (372), 20.4% (114) overweight, 9.7% (54) obese and only 3.2% (18) with
low weight. In other words, 30.1% of the participants were overweight, of which 15.8%
(88) were male. The results are corroborated by the literature that affirms that
prevalence of overweight in adolescents ranges from 16% to 19% in both sexes in the
Northeast Regions. The present study aims to contribute to the knowledge of the
prevalence of overweight in the adolescents of the city of Campina Grande, to compare
the data obtained with the national estimate and to serve as a subsidy for the
implantation of strategies that effectively prevent obesity, other risk factors, and their
consequences, in the early stages of life.