Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten

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Autor(a) principal: Pinto,Alex
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Figueiredo,Henrique, Ramos,Maria J, Ferreira,Jorge, Rocha,Júlio C
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
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Resumo: Introduction: Childhood overweight and obesity is a worldwide concern. Physical activity and food patterns are main factors associated with overweight at preschool age. Centro de Apoio Social de Mozelos is a kindergarten where food habits have been supervised by a nutritionist and where physical activity is freely offered to all children aged 2 to 6 years old. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 2 to 6 years old. Methodology: A sample of 129 children from Centro de Apoio Social de Mozelos (3.7±1.2 years old) was studied. Anthropometric measurements were performed in children and parents. A questionnaire for sample characterization was answered by parents. Overweight and obesity were defined using World Health Organization criteria. Results: The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children was 11.7% (7.8% of overweight; 3.9% of obesity). Overweight and obesity prevalence in parents was 57.8% (40.5% of overweight; 17.3% of obesity). Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in parents seems to follow the general Portuguese population. However, results found in children are below our expectations comparing to similar studies. Further longitudinal studies are needed to clearly demonstrate the benefits of a combined nutritional and physical activity management approach in kindergartens like Centro de Apoio Social de Mozelos in the prevention/reduction of overweight and obesity in preschool aged children.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
title Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
spellingShingle Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
Pinto,Alex
Children
Food habits
Obesity
Overweight
Physical activity
Prevalence
title_short Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
title_full Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
title_fullStr Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
title_sort Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 2-6 Years Old Children from a Kindergarten
author Pinto,Alex
author_facet Pinto,Alex
Figueiredo,Henrique
Ramos,Maria J
Ferreira,Jorge
Rocha,Júlio C
author_role author
author2 Figueiredo,Henrique
Ramos,Maria J
Ferreira,Jorge
Rocha,Júlio C
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pinto,Alex
Figueiredo,Henrique
Ramos,Maria J
Ferreira,Jorge
Rocha,Júlio C
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Children
Food habits
Obesity
Overweight
Physical activity
Prevalence
topic Children
Food habits
Obesity
Overweight
Physical activity
Prevalence
description Introduction: Childhood overweight and obesity is a worldwide concern. Physical activity and food patterns are main factors associated with overweight at preschool age. Centro de Apoio Social de Mozelos is a kindergarten where food habits have been supervised by a nutritionist and where physical activity is freely offered to all children aged 2 to 6 years old. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 2 to 6 years old. Methodology: A sample of 129 children from Centro de Apoio Social de Mozelos (3.7±1.2 years old) was studied. Anthropometric measurements were performed in children and parents. A questionnaire for sample characterization was answered by parents. Overweight and obesity were defined using World Health Organization criteria. Results: The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children was 11.7% (7.8% of overweight; 3.9% of obesity). Overweight and obesity prevalence in parents was 57.8% (40.5% of overweight; 17.3% of obesity). Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in parents seems to follow the general Portuguese population. However, results found in children are below our expectations comparing to similar studies. Further longitudinal studies are needed to clearly demonstrate the benefits of a combined nutritional and physical activity management approach in kindergartens like Centro de Apoio Social de Mozelos in the prevention/reduction of overweight and obesity in preschool aged children.
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