Obesidade na adolescência: implicações nos níveis pressóricos e no desenvolvimento do diabetes em Taquarana, Alagoas

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of intense development, however, it iKs described in the literature that the eating habits of adolescents are often composed of foods that do not contribute to this development. The eating habit associated with a sedentary lifestyle results in health risks for these adolescents, increasing the chances of developing obesity, diabetes mellitus (DM) and systemic arterial hypertension (SAH). Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the triggering factors of obesity and how these factors influence blood pressure and the development of DM in adolescents. During the consultations at the Abel Bezerra Basic Health Unit (BHU), it was observed that a portion of the adolescents have unhealthy eating habits, are sedentary, overweight or obese, and often had DM and SAH. In this sense, this project is justified by the need to understand the relationship between obesity in adolescence and the emergence of SAH and DM and the need for early control of this situation. Thus, the objective of this project is to propose the creation of a health education group to cope with obesity as well as its possible complications with a focus on DM and SAH in adolescents. To achieve the defined objective, it is proposed to create health education groups in which adolescents diagnosed with obesity or overweight should be included. In this group, lectures and workshops will be offered on topics relevant to adolescent health, with a multiprofessional team. It is believed that health education proposals promote the autonomy of health care for adolescents and their families and encourage them to have healthy lifestyle habits. It is expected to find positive, achievable, and effective outcomes that will contribute to the development of adolescents. Finally, knowing the importance of adolescent health care in relation to obesity and its complications, it is concluded that it is necessary to evaluate the triggering factors of obesity and how these factors influence blood pressure and the development of DM in adolescents treated at the Abel Bezerra UBS so that it is possible to outline measures early to avoid the progression of this situation and promote autonomy in health care.