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1238/2013 - Obesity in adolescents and public policies of nutrition
Obesidade em Adolescentes e as políticas públicas de nutrição

Author:

• Lorenna Karen Paiva e Freitas - Freitas, L.K.P - Umarizal, RN - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN - <loreninha_uzl@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Arnaldo Tenório da Cunha Júnior - Cunha Júnior, A.T. - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN - <arnou555@hotmail.com>
• Maria Irany Knackfuss - Knackfuss, M.I. - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN - <kmariairany@yahoo.com.br>
• Humberto Jefferson de Medeiros - Medeiros, H.J. - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN - <hjmbeto@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Políticas em Saúde

Abstract:

Actually, the obesity has been described as an important public health problem, because its prevalence increases in alarming levels. However, this problem has reached children and adolescents in great scale. Considering this situation, the public policies of nutrition were created as strategies to try to combat / control the Brazil high obesity indexes. This study aim was to analyze historically the public policies advances in Brazil related to nutrition / alimentation and physical activity practice in adolescent’s obesity control. For this was realized a literature review search in electronic databases PubMed and SciELO, that approach Brazilian public policies of nutrition to control the obesity. It was also used as bases the official documents of the Health Ministry, scientific articles, books and the recommendations of the World Health Organization. The results showed that nutrition’s public policies realized in Brazil, have been actuated of incipient form when directed at adolescence concerning the obesity factor. So, it is necessary a more expanded vision looking for policies that attempt to control the obesity in adolescents.

Keywords:

Health Policy Adolescents Obesity

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Freitas, L.K.P, Cunha Júnior, A.T., Knackfuss, M.I., Medeiros, H.J.. Obesity in adolescents and public policies of nutrition. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Nov). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/obesity-in-adolescents-and-public-policies-of-nutrition/14881



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