Overweight and obesity in students of the Medical School of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Caaguazú

Authors

  • Marcos Alcaraz Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
  • Abel Alfonso Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
  • Ana Amarilla Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
  • Mérlyn Araujo Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
  • Diana Aldao Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
  • Idalina Stanley Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay

Keywords:

overweight, obesity, students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Introduction: Overweight and obesity could be the effects of inappropriate nutrition; which has as a consequence the presentation of excessive accumulation of fat, which would be detrimental to health. In this study, 35% of the students are over- weight and 10% obese.

Objective: Describe the frequency of overweight and obesity in students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Caaguazú.

Material and method: Descriptive, cross- sectional study based on data collected by measuring the anthropometric measure- ments of the students.

Results: The study observed a total of 45% of the students with a weight within the normal range, 35% of the students are overweight, and 10% obese.

Conclusion: The present study carried out in the year 2022 at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Caaguazú exposed that there is a higher frequency of students with overweight and in a lesser proportion with obesity.

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2022-06-28

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Alcaraz, M., Alfonso, A., Amarilla, A., Araujo, M., Aldao, D., & Stanley, I. (2022). Overweight and obesity in students of the Medical School of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Caaguazú. Revista Paraguaya De Biofísica, 2(1), 17–19. Retrieved from https://revistascientificas.una.py/index.php/rpb/article/view/3245

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): January-June

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