Prevalência de excesso de peso em filhos de pacientes obesas mórbidas operadas: um panorama dietético

• Ano de defesa: 2012
• Autor(a) principal: Pufal, Milene Amarante
• Orientador(a): Mottin, Cláudio Corá
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde
• Departamento: Faculdade de Medicina
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: MEDICINA; OBESIDADE MÓRBIDA; CIRURGIA BARIÁTRICA; ÍNDICE DE MASSA CORPORAL; CRIANÇAS - CUIDADO E HIGIENE; DIETA
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE
• Link de acesso: http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/1659

Background: Evidences indicate that eating habits established during childhood related to food intake persist when the child becomes adult. The parental obesity is positively associated to the development of obesity in their offsprings, who tend to become sick and obese young adults during the reproductive phase and end up looking for bariatric surgery in order to reverse the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) already established. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, female patients, who underwent bariatric surgery at the Center of Morbid Obesity, Hospital São Lucas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul were contacted. If they had children who fit the eligibility criteria, they were invited to participate in the study. Forty children aged between 0 and 10 years were evaluated. Results: Among these children, 45% were overweight and 16 had high values of waist circumference. The total energy intake and sodium consumption were above the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for the age group while dietary fiber and potassium intakes were below. Comparing to the non-obese, the obese children had higher intake of caloric lipid percentage (28.3 vs. 25.3%, p<0.025), while the non-obese group tended to have an increased consumption of carbohydrate (62.6 vs. 60%, p<0.066). The presence of NCDs in children´s relatives was 100%. Conclusions: There is probably a significantly higher prevalence of obesity among children of morbidly obese parents when compared to the general child population. Since the familial aggregation of NCDs was absolute, these results point to the need for careful evaluation when dealing with children. However, it is necessary to increase the number of individuals in the present study to confirm these results.