Prevalence of obesity in elderly

• Autor(a) principal: Scheidt, Alicia
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Liberali, Rafaela, Navarro, Francisco
• 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/152
• topic: Third age; Prevalence of obesity in old age; Obesity; Physiological changes in old age; Tercera edad; Prevalenccia de la obesidad en la vejez; Obesidad; Cambios fisiológicos en la vejez; Terza età; Prevalenza dell'obesità in età avanzada; Obesità; Cambiamenti fisiologici nella vecchiaia; Terceira Idade; Prevalência de obesidade na terceira idade; Obesidade; Alterações fisiológicas na terceira idade; Terceira idade; Prevalência de obesidade na terceira idade; Obesidade; Alterações fisiológicas na terceira idade

Obesity can be defined as a multi functional syndrome, featuring abnormalities in function, biochemistry, metabolism and body structure with body weight gain and fat accumulation in the subcutaneous. Obesity is a disease of high prevalence with important social, psychological and medical implications. Population aging is occurring worldwide, but in a faster way in developing countries like Brazil. This article is a literature review based on studies that address the third age and prevalence of obesity. The research was done in the database, magazines and books, using terms such as: old age, obesity, and obesity in old age and the prevalence of obesity in old age. It can be observed in comparative studies that the prevalence of obesity in the general population had similar results in several studies over the past 35 years, taking into account that the studies were conducted between the years 1974 to 2009. Women had higher rates of obesity than men, close to twice more. The most critical age range related to obesity in elderly people was between of 60-69 years. More advanced studies are needed to understand this increase in weight in this population.