Prevention and treatment of obesity: indicative southern from the Brazil

Abstract

In the past years it hás been observed the increase of the fattiness in some countries around the world, it hás occurred in developed countries and the ones that are stiií in development, such is Brazil. The goal of this present study is to analyze if exists and which are the types of intervention and prevention against this fattiness. Anaíyzing the ratio between studies of prevalence and studies of intervention/treatment. To conclude this study five annaís of congresses were anaíyzed, beíng three internationaí and two national ones, in a total of 1582 papers. The results were 37 of prevalence and only 8 of intervention/treatment, being a total of 45 on the thematic one of this research. Beyond this analysis a bibliographical revision was effected in order to base the data gotten from the enclosed studies in the congresses. For in such a way, the bibliographical research included books, research in govemmenta! sítes and articles. After the anaíysis was clearly that there is a great concern about the weight excess, and there are many surveys abouí the subject.