Prevenindo a obesidade infanto-juvenil: uma proposta educativa para os alunos da Escola Municipal Ovídio Guerra, de Contagem-MG

Abstract

Overweight and obesity are associated with several risk factors, and among the most striking are the sedentary lifestyle and poor eating habits. In recent decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased sharply, both in developed countries as in developing countries. Thus, this work, carried out from a literature review aimed to propose an intervention to change lifestyle habits, focusing on the control of body mass index through nutritional education of students of the School Jose Ovidio War. Being noticeable increase in the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents, it becomes a concern due to numerous health problems triggered by nutritional factor. Thus, it was concluded that the important thing is even prevention - healthy eating and physical activity that are, according to the data pointed in the studied articles, the best way to lead a healthy life. However, if the child and the teenager , already suffer from overweight or obesity, you need to check the importance of early treatment , it is necessary to ensure that the individual, if the child , create healthy eating habits and practice activity physical appropriate in school, so that will not have problems throughout.