Obesidade infantil e sua interface com a qualidade de vida: a produção bibliográfica brasileira nos últimos vinte anos

Abstract

Childhood obesity has been presented as a public health problem in Brazil, due to the fast growth in prevalence. The significant increase in the prevalence of obesity in child age group has determined a increase in morbity of cases associated with the disease. This makes us reflect on why this increase and what are the factors associated with it. These factors are directly related to the quality of life. The objective of this study is to analyze the Brazilian literature production, over the last twenty years, about childhood obesity seeking analyzes it according to the privileged approach. To this end,a search was held in Lilacs database, using childhood obesity as descriptor, and considered chosen scientific articles. The analysis found that most of the articles has the focus of analysis centered on the biological aspect, being that the deepening around associated factors was, incipiently, exploited by this production. The articles wich referred the quality of life made allusion to the lifestyle, cultural and environmental factors, as well as relate to the family, social and community support. It was possible to notice the focus of analysis the analyzed production over the last twenty years, faces towards the prevalence of obesity and to the biological dimension, preponderantly. It is considered relevant to conduct studies that seek to understand childhood obesity nature problem multifactorial and face necessary associations to combat meaningfully this problem that has been growing actually,going beyond the biological aspects.