WEIGHT EXCESS IN ADULTHOOD, A VERY IMPORTANT RISK FACTOR
Abstract:
Introduction: The adolescents’ health represents a very important public issue, considering the idea that the adolescence represents a bridge between the childhood and adulthood. This age is especially exposed to an unhealthy lifestyle. Purpose: Infants’ obesity is more than an image issue; it represents a public health issue. The present study aims at proving the increase of the prevalence of the overweight adolescents and the implications over their health status. Materials and method: The quantification of the overweight degree was registered with the standard clinical balance, over 362 adolescents between 17 and 19 years old, using physiometric measurements and calculating the body mass index. We determined the lipids and glucose parameters and measured the arterial blood pressure. All the subjects were asked a number of questions regarding their lifestyle. Conclusions: The partial results of our study are registered within the general tendency worldwide. It is certain that this study realises an improvement in the quality of life, making the tested adolescents conscious about the cardio-vascular risk factors. The individual benefits were obvious
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