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Introdução: Um dos desafios de saúde para o século XXI prende-se com o aumento da prevalência da obesidade infantil, assumindo a monitorização do estado nutricional importância basilar para um desenvolvimento harmonioso e uma vida adulta saudável. Objetivo: Classificar o estado nutricional de crianças em idade pré-escolar. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo não experimental, descritivo e transversal. Amostra foi constituída por 87 crianças, distribuídas por dois jardins-de-infância da área metropolitana de Lisboa. Colheita de dados foi realizada no primeiro semestre de 2014. Para análise de dados foi utilizada a estatística descritiva. Resultados: Têm excesso de peso 28,74% crianças. Destas, 19,54% apresentaram pré-obesidade e 9,20% obesidade. Conclusão: A prevalência de crianças com excesso de peso nesta amostra foi elevada. A promoção da saúde deverá ser iniciada o mais precocemente possível, de forma a capacitar a criança e dotá-la de ferramentas que lhe permitam fazer escolhas saudáveis ao longo da vida.
Introduction: One of the health challenges for the twenty-first century is related to the increased prevalence of childhood obesity, assuming the monitoring of nutritional status fundamental importance to the harmonious development and a healthy adulthood. Aim: Classify the nutritional status of preschool-aged children. Materials and Methods: No experimental, descriptive and cross-study. Sample of 87 children, distributed by two kindergartens of the metropolitan area of Lisbon. Data collection held in the first six months of 2014. For data analysis we used descriptive statistics. Results: 28.74% of the children were overweight. Of these, 19.54% had pre-obesity and 9.20% obesity. Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight children in this sample is high. The promotion of health literacy should be initiated as early as possible in order to enable the child and provide it with the tools to make healthy choices throughout life.
Introduction: One of the health challenges for the twenty-first century is related to the increased prevalence of childhood obesity, assuming the monitoring of nutritional status fundamental importance to the harmonious development and a healthy adulthood. Aim: Classify the nutritional status of preschool-aged children. Materials and Methods: No experimental, descriptive and cross-study. Sample of 87 children, distributed by two kindergartens of the metropolitan area of Lisbon. Data collection held in the first six months of 2014. For data analysis we used descriptive statistics. Results: 28.74% of the children were overweight. Of these, 19.54% had pre-obesity and 9.20% obesity. Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight children in this sample is high. The promotion of health literacy should be initiated as early as possible in order to enable the child and provide it with the tools to make healthy choices throughout life.
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Criança pré-escolar Estado nutricional Obesidade Preschool children Nutritional status Obesity