Fatores determinantes da obesidade infanto Juvenil
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2020-09-22
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Universidade Catolica de Salvador
Abstract
Obesity is established by the excess fat in a person's body.
Considered as a public health problem, the health of the individual has many
consequences. The number of obese children and youth has grown in the
world, which is a cause for concern, as it compromises the individual's health
and reduces the quality of life.Objective: Analyze through an integrative review
the main determinants of childhood obesity in children.Method: Used behind
data from the theoretical literature seeking a deeper knowledge about the
determinants of childhood obesity in children. Results: The study was carried
out in articles published between 2015 to 2019 with national publications of
qualitative, cross-sectional, quantitative and epdemiological studies.
Conclusion: Which revealed that childhood and youth obesity is linked to other
diseases such as hypertension and diabetes and that many are the factors that
influence childhood and youth obesity.
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Obesidade, Fatores de risco, Criança e adolescentes, Obesity, Risk factors, Child and adolescents.