Resumen de Efeitos de um programa multiprofissional de tratamento da obesidade na composição corporal de adolescentes do sexo feminino

Gabriel Fassina Ladeia, Fabiano Mendes de Oliveira, Alexandre Pereira Reis, Jéssica Zirondi Caitano, Henoc Fassina, Solange Munhoz Arroyo Lopes, Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco

• English

  Obesity has become a global public health problem that affects both developed and underdeveloped countries in the last decades. Thus, obesity stands out in the epidemiological scenario, drawing attention to and worrying governmental authorities, as well as the scientific community. In this perspective, obesity has risen exponentially in children and adolescents who, in general, perform low levels of physical activity and feed inadequately. Thus, the main objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of concurrent training in the treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents associated with a food re-education program. For this purpose, 21 female adolescents, aged 13.4 ± 2.4 years, were selected. Theoretical activities (3x per week, being two focusing on food reeducation and one focusing behavioral changes) and practical activities (3x per week of physical exercises) were carried out during 6 weeks of interventions. The main results showed: a) reduction of body fat percentage after the intervention period (p <0.05); b) increase in musculoskeletal mass after this period (p <0.05). By means of the results obtained, it is plausible to conclude that the adopted protocol, even when performed for a short time, proved to be effective for reducing fat percentage and increasing musculoskeletal mass. Thus, it can be verified that the practice of physical exercises in association with a program of dietary and behavioral reeducation proves to be a promising solution in the prevention and treatment of obesity.

• português

  A obesidade se tornou nas últimas décadas um problema de saúde pública mundial que atinge tanto os países desenvolvidos quanto os subdesenvolvidos. Assim, a obesidade tem ganhado destaque no cenário epidemiológico e chamado a atenção de autoridades governamentais, assim como da comunidade científica. Nessa perspectiva, a obesidade tem elevado exponencialmente em crianças e adolescentes que tem realizado baixos níveis de atividade física e se alimentado inadequadamente. Dessa forma, o objetivo central do presente estudo foi investigar os efeitos do treinamento concorrente no tratamento do excesso de peso e obesidade em crianças e adolescentes associado a um programa de reeducação alimentar e mudanças comportamentais. Para tanto, foram selecionados 21 adolescentes do sexo feminino, com idade de 13,4 ± 2,4 anos. Foram realizadas atividades teóricas (3x por semana, sendo duas com foco na reeducação alimentar e uma com foco em mudanças comportamentais) e práticas (3x por semana de exercícios físicos) durante 6 semanas de intervenções. Os principais resultados mostraram: a) redução do percentual de gordura corporal após o período de intervenções (p<0,05); b) aumento da massa musculoesquelética após o referido período (p<0,05). Por meio dos resultados obtidos, é plausível concluir que o protocolo adotado, mesmo realizado por um curto espaço de tempo, mostrou-se eficaz para redução do percentual de gordura e aumento da massa musculoesquelética. De tal modo, verifica-se que a prática de exercícios físicos em associação a um programa de reeducação alimentar e mudanças comportamentais revela-se como uma solução promissora na prevenção e tratamento da obesidade. ABSTRACT Effects of a multiprofessional treatment program on obesity in the body composition of female adolescentsObesity has become a global public health problem that affects both developed and underdeveloped countries in the last decades. Thus, obesity stands out in the epidemiological scenario, drawing attention to and worrying governmental authorities, as well as the scientific community. In this perspective, obesity has risen exponentially in children and adolescents who, in general, perform low levels of physical activity and feed inadequately. Thus, the main objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of concurrent training in the treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents associated with a food re-education program. For this purpose, 21 female adolescents, aged 13.4 ± 2.4 years, were selected. Theoretical activities (3x per week, being two focusing on food reeducation and one focusing behavioral changes) and practical activities (3x per week of physical exercises) were carried out during 6 weeks of interventions. The main results showed: a) reduction of body fat percentage after the intervention period (p <0.05); b) increase in musculoskeletal mass after this period (p <0.05). By means of the results obtained, it is plausible to conclude that the adopted protocol, even when performed for a short time, proved to be effective for reducing fat percentage and increasing musculoskeletal mass. Thus, it can be verified that the practice of physical exercises in association with a program of dietary and behavioral reeducation proves to be a promising solution in the prevention and treatment of obesity.