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36 - OBESIDADE INFANTIL COMO PROBLEMA DE SAÚDE PÚBLICA

Doi: 10.47094/978-65-284-0495-7/371-379

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Obesidade Infantil. Saúde Pública. Alimentação Saudável.

KEYWORDS: Childhood Obesity. Public Health. Healthy Eating.

ABSTRACT:
Childhood obesity constitutes a relevant public health problem due to its high frequency, multifactorial origin, and association with metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and psychosocial conditions. Excess weight in childhood should not be understood merely as the result of individual choices, as it involves the food environment, access to healthy foods, family patterns, sedentary behavior, screen time, sleep, advertising of ultra-processed foods, social inequalities, and territorial organization. In this context, prevention requires coordinated action among families, schools, Primary Health Care, public policies, and the regulation of obesogenic environments. This study aimed to analyze, through an integrative literature review, childhood obesity as a public health problem, highlighting epidemiology, determining factors, clinical consequences, preventive strategies, and healthcare challenges. Scientific publications and technical documents published between 2015 and 2026 were considered, retrieved from databases such as PubMed, SciELO, the Virtual Health Library, and the Cochrane Library. The findings indicate that combined interventions involving adequate nutrition, regular physical activity, reduction of sedentary behavior, food and nutritional surveillance, health education, and multiprofessional care have greater potential impact. It is concluded that addressing childhood obesity requires longitudinal, intersectoral, territorial, and stigma-free care, prioritizing protection, healthy development, and equity.

Autores

  • Daniel Antônio Teixeira de Santana

  • Gabryella de Oliveira Barbosa

  • Laís Fernanda Gomes Leite

  • Lorena Fernanda Rodrigues Pimentel

  • Luiz Gonzaga Barbosa Filho

  • Maria Eduarda Nunes Lopes

  • Matheus Gustavo Ferreira do Amor

  • Michael Pereira de Barros

  • Sandriely Barbosa de Oliveira Rego

  • Victor Oliveira Rodrigues de Mendonça

  • Victoria Maria Bezerra Sereno

  • Yhasmin Maria da Silva Gonçalves

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