title: Comparison of feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents: a cross sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  it is broadly accepted, but little explored, that obese children practice less physical activity and eat more. This study has the objective of comparing feeding habits and physical activity between eutrophic and overweight/obese children and adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  126 students with ages ranging from 6 to 18 years were evaluated. Eutrophic and overweight/obese students were compared according to calorie intake, macro and micronutrients, prevalence of physical inactivity and ingestion of micronutrients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  differences were observed in the amount of calories ingested per unit of BMI (eutrophic, 97.6, and overweight/obese, 70.5, p=0.0061), as well as in calcium intake (eutrophic, 546.2, and overweight/obese, 440.7, p=0.0366). Both groups presented sedentarism, as well as a high prevalence of micronutrient intake deficiency, especially calcium and vitamins A, E, and C, but with no difference observed between eutrophic and overweight/obese subjects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  energy and macronutrients consumption, as well as physical activity, were similar between eutrophic and overweight/obese. Calcium intake was lower in the overweight/obese group and the ingestion of vitamin C was lower in the eutrophic group. These results demonstrate the importance of considering all etiologic factors that may lead to obesity, so that new strategies for prevention and control may be added to traditional interventions.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Nogueira-de-Almeida
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lara Aquino Ferreira
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miyasaka
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana Mathias Netto
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marianna Lorenzo S Ramos
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Yara Cristina
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ceccato
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Unaerp, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco de Assis
authors.initials: Fde A
authors.lastname: Maia Júnior
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009043:Motor Activity; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000209:etiology*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D018977:Micronutrients; D001205:Ascorbic Acid