Obesogenics habits e prevalence of obesity in adult population in Bahia

  • Ana Gardênia Santos Barreto Programa de Pós-Graduação Lato-Sensu da Universidade Gama Filho - Obesidade e Emagrecimento
  • Murione Icó da Silva Programa de Pós-Graduação Lato-Sensu da Universidade Gama Filho - Obesidade e Emagrecimento
  • Nicole Vilela Alves Gabriel Programa de Pós-Graduação Lato-Sensu da Universidade Gama Filho - Obesidade e Emagrecimento
  • Suzana Márcia Gomes Pereira Programa de Pós-Graduação Lato-Sensu da Universidade Gama Filho - Obesidade e Emagrecimento
Keywords: Obesity, Eating habits, Lifestyle, Nutrition

Abstract

The article deals with obesity in adults and aims to identify obesogenic habits related to weight gain and obesity in adults in the cities of Salvador, Mother of God, Feira de Santana and Valencia in the state of Bahia. Obesity is now considered worldwide as a public health problem, contributing to the increase in cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes among other degenerative diseases. For this study a questionnaire was used for analysis of lifestyle and dietary habits of individuals in an age range of 18 to 60 years and calculated the Body Mass Index (BMI) of respondents. Considering that obesity is a risk factor for health of the population, needed more attention is a public health preventive measures aimed at stimulating, concluding that it is important the adoption of effective public policies to combat obesity who seek to introduce healthy habits in the population, implementing strategies that promote behavioral changes and introduce new food technologies, aimed at controlling the increase of overweight and obesity in the state of Bahia.

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Published
2012-01-29
How to Cite
Barreto, A. G. S., Silva, M. I. da, Gabriel, N. V. A., & Pereira, S. M. G. (2012). Obesogenics habits e prevalence of obesity in adult population in Bahia. Brazilian Journal of Obesity, Nutrition and Weight Loss, 3(14). Retrieved from https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/143
Issue
Vol. 3 No. 14 (2009)
Section
Scientific Articles - Original

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