Naslov
Utjecaj edukacije na smanjenje pretilosti
(Eduacation impact on the decrease of obesity)

Autori
Centner, Hrvoje ; Kučinac Zubac, Ivana ; Radin Major, Anja ; Gradinjan Centner, Maja

Izvornik
Hrana u zdravlju i bolesti (2233-1220) 104 (2019); 72-76

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
pretilost, edukacija, prehrana, debljina, zdravlje
(obesity, education, diet, overweight, health)

Sažetak
Introduction: Overweight and obesity present major challenges of the public healthcare system in the 21st century. Number of persons with diagnosed obesity is still increasing and there is also a significant risk for the up growth of the cardiovascular disorders. Basic disorder in the appearance of obesity is the misbalance between the nutrition input and the energy consummation. Sedentary lifestyle and the lack of physical activity also contributes toward development of this disorder. Subjects and methods: The research was comprised from 221 subjects (41 male, 180 female). An individual nutrition plan to our patients on the basis of the nutrition habits (FFQ tests and 24h remembering test) and the anthropometric analysis. This was done with the assistance of the Omron apparatus and it included the calculation of the bodily mass, height, BMI, percentage of fat, percentage of muscle tissue, visceral fat and the necessities of basal metabolism. All the subjects had to go through the individual nutrition counselling. Advice was given about the necessity of the physical activity. Their progress was monitored in the period of 3 months, minimum number of visits was 3 and maximal 7. Results and Debate: Subjects were divided in groups according to sex and we used the t-test to define the differences. The research encompassed 41 male subject (min TM = 69 kg ; max TM = 139 kg ; min BMI = 22, 2 ; max BMI = 42, 1) and 180 female subjects (min TM = 57 kg ; max TM = 134 kg ; min BMI = 20, 8 ; max BMI = 50, 2). Nutrition counselling had a high rate of success which become evident in fact that 92 % of participants achieved at least some sort of loss of bodyweight. The results point toward the positive correlation related to the number of counselling sessions attended, meaning that the higher rate of attendance leads to the loss of weight. Positive correlation between weight loss and exercise was not established, but a substantial progress in the loss of fat among the physically active subjects was established. Conclusion: Overweight is a very big problem for the public healthcare system and one of its major challenges. It is linked with a series of physical and psychological difficulties and it substantially increases the risk and the mortality rate from cardiovascular disorders, cancer, diabetes and many other precarious conditions. It is necessary to give assistance to persons diagnosed with this condition, mainly by means of prevention and treatment via counselling about the necessity of the balanced and regular nutrition, physical activity and the psychological advice. Subjects which were persistent in attendance to the counselling centres for regular nutrition achieved better results in the struggle to decrease the bodyweight.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Nutricionizam, Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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