title: [Factors associated with being overweight among adults using low-budget restaurants in Belo Horizonte, Brazil].
abstract: The scope of this article is to assess the nutritional status of users of low-budget restaurants and soup kitchens in Belo Horizonte and to identify factors associated with being overweight. It involved a cross-sectional analytical study conducted among adults of both sexes in low-budget restaurants and soup kitchens in Belo Horizonte. Being overweight was the dependent variable and was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2. This was correlated with socio-demographic variables and the level of physical activity. The data were obtained directly through weight and height measurement and a semi-structured questionnaire. The study involved 1334 individuals, the majority being male. The prevalence of being overweight was 42.9% among the men and 45.8% among the women. The following factors were positively associated with being overweight: being older for both sexes; having a partner for the women; taking less physical exercise and higher socioeconomic level for the men. Detection of factors associated with being overweight reveals that there is a need to implement an effective systematic program of dietary and nutritional education in order to prevent and remedy this condition, so that low-budget restaurants fulfill their objective.
authors.forename: Ísis Eloah
authors.initials: ÍE
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Simone Cardoso Lisboa
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Cláudio Santiago
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Dias Júnior
authors.forename: Mery Natali Silva
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Angélica Marques
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Jullyane Hott
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Filgueiras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002017:Budgets; D003132:Commerce; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009752:Nutritional Status; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012147:Restaurants / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult