title: Prevalence of overweight in children of obese patients: a dietary overview.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Evidence indicates that eating habits established during childhood related to food intake persist when the child becomes an adult. Parental obesity is positively associated with the development of obesity in the offspring, who tend to become sick and obese young adults during the reproductive phase and end up looking for bariatric surgery in order to reverse the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) already established.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study evaluated 40 children aged 0 to 10 years, whose mothers underwent bariatric surgery at the Center of Morbid Obesity, Hospital São Lucas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (COM HSL PUCRS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among these children, 45 % were overweight and 16 had high waist circumference values. The total energy intake and sodium consumption were above the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for the age group, while dietary fiber and potassium intakes were below DRIs. Obese children had higher percentage of lipid caloric intake (28.3 vs. 25.3 %, p < 0.025), while the non-obese group tended to have an increased consumption of carbohydrate (62.6 vs. 60 %, p < 0.066) when compared to the respective DRIs. The presence of NCDs in children's relatives was 100 %.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is probably a significantly higher prevalence of obesity among children of morbidly obese parents when compared to the general child population. Since the familial aggregation of NCDs was absolute, these results point to the need for careful evaluation when dealing with children. However, further studies with a larger number of individuals are needed to confirm these results.
authors.affiliation: Center of Morbid Obesity, São Lucas Hospital, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 6690/302, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil CEP 90610-000.
authors.forename: Milene A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pufal
authors.forename: Cileide C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Moulin
authors.forename: Daniela S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Casagrande
authors.forename: Alexandre V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Padoin
authors.forename: Samanta P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Suessenbach
authors.forename: Anália S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Barhouch
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chatkin
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Cláudio C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Mottin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents; D015995:Prevalence; D055105:Waist Circumference