Relation of the syndrome of Down with the obesity

• Autor(a) principal: Chaves, Aclesia Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Campos, Cí­ntia Kátia, Navarro, Antonio Coppi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/103
• topic: Down's syndrome; Obesity; Diet therapy; Treatment; Sindrome de Down; Obesidad; Terapia de dieta; Tratamiento; Sindrome di Down; Obesità; Terapia dietetica; Trattamento; Síndrome de Down; Obesidade; Dietoterapia; Tratamento; Síndrome de Down; Obesidade; Dietoterapia; Tratamento

Objective. The high prevalence of obesity in patients with Down syndrome has been described in several countries. This study has as its main objective to review the scientific literature on Down syndrome and obesity. Review for Literature. Obesity can be defined so as objectively as organic situation of excess fat. Patients with Down syndrome have a rule, the tendency to excess weight in the United States, for example, where data concerning this problem are available, at around nine years of age, a large part of children Down Syndrome this percentage above 95 in weight. In adults with Down syndrome, obesity tends to be a major problem. Studies show that 96% of women and 71% of men have weight above the desejável. Os thyroid disorders has been associated with Down syndrome (DS), 28 to 64% of adults affected. The changes in thyroid bearers of the Down syndrome were reported by many authors. The clinical manifestations can vary from hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism, the latter being the most frequent. Conclusion. It should be noted, but that and the possible conversion of obesity in carriers of the syndrome down. The control can be difficult in cases of hypotonia, hypoactivity that may have reduced calorie expenditure. Recalling that the approach of obesity must be made in education of the patient and the family, restriction diet, exercise and possibly drugs.