Search

Obesity is a disease characterized by excessive accumulation of adipose tissue. The lipid profile is defined by the biochemical determination of Total Cholesterol (TC), HDLCholesterol (HDL-c), Triglycerides (TG) and LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-c), and it is possible that TC, LDL-c and TG when outside normal values may cause increased visceral fat (VF) and vice versa. This study aimed to verify the correlation between% Body Fat (%BF), VF and dyslipidemia. 139 participants, 21 men with a mean age of 68.04 ± 7.99 and 118 women with a mean age of 62.16 ± 11.79, were submitted to %VF evaluation and 12-hour fasting blood collection. As a result, it was found that when the correlation between %BF and VF was performed there was a moderate (R=0.458) and significant (p<0.0001) correlation. Regarding %BF and lipid profile components, our data showed that in women with% BF outside the healthy parameters (OHP), 63.50% had HDL-c OHP. As for VF, most men had VFOHP and of these 52.60% had HDL-c FPS, in women with VFOHP, 63.20% had HDL-c OHP. However, when the correlation test between VF, %BF and each component of the lipid profile was performed, there was a weak and inverse correlation between VF x HDL and weak positive correlation between VF x TG. It is concluded, therefore, that the increased %BF causes an increase in VF and in relation to %BF and lipid profile no significant correlations were observed, however, VF causes a decrease in HDL-c and an increase in TG in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to describe anthropometric indicators, life habits and physical activity performed in ecological parks without guidance. Abdominal circumference and body mass index were measured, and health and physical activity habits were identified by face-to-face interview. 318 volunteers participated, subdivided by age group; 60.4% women and 39.6% men. The abdominal circumference of the young men presented adequate values, between 30 and 59 years close to the border and elderly high circumference. The entire female sample exhibited high abdominal circumference. The body mass index of all men and women were classified as overweight or obese. About living habits, 94% of men do not smoke, 50.7% consume alcohol and 86.2% do not diet. Of the women, 95% do not smoke, 59% consume alcohol and 58% diet. About 70% of them attend the parks more than a year ago and choose to carry out their activities in parks. Most practice walking between 4 and 5 times a week with sessions lasting an hour or more. Regarding procedures for performing physical activities, 47% warm up, 50% elongate before and 48% elongate at the end of the effort. The goal of active lifestyle practitioners is to maintain health. Most use outdoor gym equipment and affirm the importance of the Physical Education professional on the spot. It is suggested nutritional intervention and presence of professionals to supervise safe physical activity for the population, such actions should be promoted by public health policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Any young person with unhealthy body weight control practices or who has a certain obsession with food/shape/weight or exercise can be a candidate for an eating disorder. Considering this and the growth of scientific productions on the subject was that it was aimed to investigate the prevalence of risk behavior for binge eating in adolescents of the Master College in São Luís-MA. It is a descriptive cross-observational quantitative study with 139 students from a private school with an age of 12 to 17 years. For the diagnosis, the questionnaire was used on standards of food and weight reviewed (QEWP-R), created for the diagnosis of the TCAP (periodic food compulsion disorder) and subclinical tables of binge eating, validated by (BORGES and contributors, 2005). Of the adolescents participating in this study most were female, family income from 3 to 4 minimum wages and color/brown race. As regards the nutritional status, the Eutrophy was appointed as dominant; It was identified that 1.4% of the sample presented TCAP and 41% presented episodes of Binge eating in the last six months. Of this group of risk behavior/subclinical cases of periodic binge eating, the main reports that relate to the episodes were: eat much faster than usual and eat large amounts of food without hunger. In addition, teenagers who have had episodes of compulsion, more than half reported compensatory behaviors to avoid weight gain (fasting, slimming pills and excessive exercise) and a relatively high percentage stated already have used laxative, diuretic and vomit induction for bodily weight control. The data showed the importance of returning efforts to early treatment of binge episodes and the identification of risk sub-groups. It is expected that the results of this research can subsidize the development of other research, in addition to activities in the school with the implementation of lectures to educate parents and students about the food disorder and to promote changes that cause impacts health and quality of life of this public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]