Abstract
Childhood obesity has become a serious public health problem. Nutritional therapy plays an important role in its prevention and treatment. A nonrandomized clinical trial was conducted in 40 obese children and adolescents who underwent a complete medical history and assessment of eating habits through 24-hour food recall and a frequency of food consumption questionnaire. In all patients, body weight, height, skinfold thickness, waist and hip circumferences and fasting glucose, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were measured. The nutritional intervention consisted of identifying the calorie consumption and nutrient intake, and participants were given advice aimed at changing eating habits with a healthy normocaloric diet. After 4 months, biochemical, anthropometric and dietary indicators were measured again. Significant reductions were observed in body weight (56.0 +/- 16.5 to 54.4 +/- 16.1 kg), body mass index (26.5 +/- 3.7 to 25.1 +/- 3.1), waist circumference (86.4 +/- 11.6 to 81.4 +/- 11.4 cm) and mid-arm circumference (29.0 +/- 5.0 to 26.0 +/- 4.2 mm). Significant reductions were also observed in total cholesterol (167.1 +/- 30.0 ...Continue Reading
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