Obesidade, atividade física e hábitos alimentares em escolares da cidade de Anápolis - GO

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os níveis de obesidade, atividade física e hábitos alimentares em crianças de escolas públicas e privadas de Anápolis-Go. Foram avaliadas 1982 escolares sendo 1260 escolares da rede de ensino pública e 722 escolares da rede de ensino privada. A prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade foi maior nos escolares da rede privada com 18,55% de sobrepeso e 6,65% de obesidade. Já os escolares da rede de ensino pública ficaram em 10.31% de sobrepeso e 4.04% obesidade. Os resultados também mostraram que os meninos da escola pública estão com sobrepeso e obesidade maior que as meninas e enquanto que as meninas da escola particular estão com sobrepeso maior que os meninos. Corroborando com os achados do presente estudo, o tempo fora da escola e o nível de atividade física, foram os fatores influenciadores no sobrepeso e obesidade dos escolares, já os hábitos alimentares neste estudo não foram fatores influenciadores. A maioria dos escolares mostrou hábitos alimentares insuficiente. Por fim, acreditando nesses resultados encontrados no estudo, venham surgir propostas e implementações de projetos e programas, por parte dos governos, das organizações sociais e familiares, escolas, destinando um espaço maior ao profissional de saúde para desenvolver atividades profiláticas, voltadas a conscientização dos benefícios de um estilo de vida ativo na vida das crianças.The objective of this research was to verify of the levels of obesity, physical activity and feeding habits in children from public and private school in Anápolis GO. Were valuated 1982 scholars, 1260 were from public schools and 722 were from private schools. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was bigger over private schools students, with 18,55 % of overweight and 6,65 % of obesity. The scholars of from public schools had 10,31% of overweight and 4,04% of obesity. The results also showed that the boys schools from public have bigger overweight and obesity than girls from private schools, and while girls from private schools have bigger overweight and obesity than the boys schools from public. Comparing these results with other researches, the time inside the school and the level of physical activity, were the factors that influentiated on overweight and obesity in scholars, and the food habits on this research werent a influence. The students from public schools showed to be more active than the students from private schools, on what concerns the level of physical activity. And when these students were compared between the Sex, the boys showed to be more active than girls from both schools are. The biggest part of the students showed to have insufficient feeding habits. In the end, believing on the results showed in this research, that some proposes and implementations of projects and programs, by the part of government, of social and family organizations, schools, to give a better space to the health professional to develop prophylactic activities, turned to the conscience of what benefits that an active life style of children may have on their lives. To prevent the obesity seems to be the best way and it is believed that if something becomes a habit, it needs to be worked since an early age