Excesso de peso e apiposidade abdominal em indígenas Fulni-ô de Águas Belas (PE)
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2018-12-10
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Universidade Católica do Salvador
Abstract
The influences of other cultures on the indigenous lifestyle can explain several behavioral
changes between the different tribes that occupy the Brazilian territory. Regarding the
changes in health, understanding that food practices are also subject to external
influences, changes in the body composition of these individuals are observed. Thus, the
objective of this study was to describe the anthropometric profile of an indigenous
population of the Fulni-ô ethnic group from Águas Belas (PE). Anthropometric data were
collected from 91 individuals, of both sexes, aged between 20 and 59 years. For men,
61.1% were overweight and 72.7% were women. They were not identified in the study
population. Regarding the measurement of the waist circumference measure, considering
that its elevation indicates a risk for the development of metabolic complications
associated with obesity, the results were: 83.6% of the women and 44.5% of the men in
risk conditions. The case of the Fulni-ô indigenous adult population makes clear the
importance of evaluating the anthropometric profile of indigenous groups, primarily due
to the consequences of social and cultural changes that directly affect the characteristics
of food and, consequently, anthropometric indicators.
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Indígenas Fulni-ô, Excesso de peso, Antropometria, Fulni-ô Indigenous, Overweight, Anthropometry