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- Title
Fatores associados ao excesso de peso em adultos usuários de restaurantes populares em Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
- Authors
Machado, Ísis Eloah; Lisboa Pereira, Simone Cardoso; Dias Júnior, Cláudio Santiago; Silva Abreu, Mery Natali; Borges, Angélica Marques; Filgueiras, Jullyane Hott
- Abstract
The scope of this article is to assess the nutritional status of users of low-budget restaurants and soup kitchens in Belo Horizonte and to identify factors associated with being overweight. It involved a cross-sectional analytical study conducted among adults of both sexes in low-budget restaurants and soup kitchens in Belo Horizonte. Being overweight was the dependent variable and was defined as body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg/m2. This was correlated with socio-demographic variables and the level of physical activity. The data were obtained directly through weight and height measurement and a semi-structured questionnaire. The study involved 1334 individuals, the majority being male. The prevalence of being overweight was 42.9% among the men and 45.8% among the women. The following factors were positively associated with being overweight: being older for both sexes; having a partner for the women; taking less physical exercise and higher socioeconomic level for the men. Detection of factors associated with being overweight reveals that there is a need to implement an effective systematic program of dietary and nutritional education in order to prevent and remedy this condition, so that low-budget restaurants fulfill their objective.
- Subjects
BELO Horizonte (Brazil); NUTRITIONAL status; ADOLESCENT obesity; OBESITY risk factors; SOUP kitchens; LOW budget cooking; PHYSICAL activity; HEALTH &; social status; HEALTH programs
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 5, p1367
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232014195.21772013