Effectiveness of a dietary re-education and physical activity program on obesity.

Autor: Christinelli HCB; Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil., Souza JMS; Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UEPR), Colegiado de Educação Física. Paranavaí, Paraná, Brasil., Costa MAR; Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UEPR), Colegiado de Enfermagem. Paranavaí, Paraná, Brasil., Teston ÉF; Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Instituto Integrado de Saúde, Curso de Enfermagem. Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil., Borim MLC; Pesquisador Autônomo. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil., Fernandes CAM; Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista gaucha de enfermagem [Rev Gaucha Enferm] 2020 Nov 20; Vol. 41, pp. e20190213. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 20 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2020.20190213
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the effects on obesity of a weight loss method that associates dietary re-education and physical activity.
Method: A retrospective, cross-sectional, and quantitative study using secondary data from individual follow-up forms of a weight loss clinic located in a municipality in northwestern Paraná, Brazil. Data collection took place in August 2018 through a checklist of anthropometric parameters, being stored in Excel spreadsheets and analyzed by descriptive statistics using the SPSS program.
Results: The mean weight loss was 15.22 kg, and the weight loss method was associated with beneficial results in relation to the following variables: weight, body mass index, body and visceral fat, muscle mass, basal metabolism rate, waist circumference, and hip circumference.
Conclusion: The association of dietary re-education with regular physical exercise has a positive impact on obesity.
Databáze: MEDLINE