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Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2020 Nov 20;41:e20190213. doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2020.20190213. eCollection 2020.

Effectiveness of a dietary re-education and physical activity program on obesity.

Revista gaucha de enfermagem

[Article in Portuguese]
Heloá Costa Borim Christinelli, Jean Marcel Schmitz de Souza, Maria Antonia Ramos Costa, Élen Ferraz Teston, Maria Luiza Costa Borim, Carlos Alexandre Molena Fernandes

Affiliations

  1. Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
  2. Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UEPR), Colegiado de Educação Física. Paranavaí, Paraná, Brasil.
  3. Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UEPR), Colegiado de Enfermagem. Paranavaí, Paraná, Brasil.
  4. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Instituto Integrado de Saúde, Curso de Enfermagem. Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.
  5. Pesquisador Autônomo. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.

PMID: 33237216 DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2020.20190213

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects on obesity of a weight loss method that associates dietary re-education and physical activity.

METHOD: A retrospective, cross-sectional, and quantitative study using secondary data from individual follow-up forms of a weight loss clinic located in a municipality in northwestern Paraná, Brazil. Data collection took place in August 2018 through a checklist of anthropometric parameters, being stored in Excel spreadsheets and analyzed by descriptive statistics using the SPSS program.

RESULTS: The mean weight loss was 15.22 kg, and the weight loss method was associated with beneficial results in relation to the following variables: weight, body mass index, body and visceral fat, muscle mass, basal metabolism rate, waist circumference, and hip circumference.

CONCLUSION: The association of dietary re-education with regular physical exercise has a positive impact on obesity.

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