Mudança nos parâmetros antropométricos: a influência de um programa de intervenção nutricional e exercício físico em mulheres adultas

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Priscila Ribas de Farias
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Assis, Ana Marlúcia Oliveira, Silva, Maria da Conceição Monteiro da, Santana, Mônica Leila Portela de, Dias, Jacqueline Costa, Pinheiro, Sandra Maria Conceição, Santos, Nedja Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/4048
• topic: Obsidade; Antropometria; Exercício; Saúde da Mulher

Obesity prevalence is increasing worldwide, with inadequate nutrition and physical inactivity as the main risk factors. The objective was to evaluate the impact of a nutritional intervention and physical activity program on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in adult women. This quasi-experimental study, lasting 12 months, enrolled 69 adult women that reported physical activity three times a week, besides receiving nutritional counseling and lectures on healthy living, evaluated at baseline and at 6 and 12 months of follow-up. Lower levels of physical activity and higher intake of high-risk foods were associated with a 2.28cm increase in mean WC, has compared to higher physical activity and lower intake of high-risk foods (p < 0.01). Lower levels of physical activity associated with high intake of protective foods increased the mean BMI by 0.68kg/m², as compared to higher physical activity and high intake of protective foods. The intervention was positively associated with the target parameters.