Surveys show that most of the population is overweight, including children and adolescents. For this reason, health and education agencies have shown concern and suggest preventive measures in order to stop the early ...

This dissertation aims to understand the functioning of families with children affected by obesity in the installation and maintenance of the disease from the perspective of parents. In this circumstance, we considered the ...

This dissertation aims to understand the functioning of families with children affected by obesity in the installation and maintenance of the disease from the perspective of parents. In this circumstance, we considered the ...

According to the National Curricular Parameters (PCN), a healthy diet and human health has been considered increasingly urgent and important. There is consensus that quality of life is directly related to diet, and that ...

This study sought to understand the influences of media and family in the formation of eating habits of children aged 5-6 years, to rethink what is the role of school and more specifically the teaching of science in the ...

A obesidade é um distúrbio complexo, com origens ambientais, genéticas e de desenvolvimento e com conseqüências médicas, psicossociais e econômicas. As conseqüências da obesidade, quanto às questões emocionais e de identidade, ...