43% of Brazilians are overweight, says the Health Ministry
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A search of the Ministry of Health disclosed this Tuesday (7) shows that 43.3% of Brazilians are with excess weight - and 13% of the total are obese. The data are for 2008.
Compared with 2006, the rate of obesity increased by 1.6 pp. The growth was recorded mainly among women, and Porto Alegre is the capital with more fat and obese in the country.
Of the total, 47.3% of men are over-weight, 39.5% of women have this problem.
However, there was a drop in consumption of meat with fat (from 39.2% in 2006 to 33.8% in 2008) and growth in total fruit and vegetables consumed by Brazilians (from 23.9% to 31.5%) .
According to Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporão the increase in consumption of vegetables and growth in the number of obese people is not inconsistent. "The research is a portrait. Our impression is that a lot of people over weight or obese began to develop different practices. They began to work more in periods of rest and eat more fruits and vegetables during periods of slack" he said.
The data are the 2008 edition of the System of Health Surveillance (VIGITEL). 54 thousand interviews were conducted by telephone throughout the country and the numbers will serve to guide policies in the area.
Beyond this data, the ministry revealed that the consumption of alcohol abuse among the general population increased from 16.1% to 19%. Again, the largest percentage of growth (more than 20%) was among young women, between 18 and 24 years. Even with the rate on the rise, men still drink more than women. The consumption of alcohol is higher in Salvador.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), consumption is unfair when a woman drinks more than four doses - and man, more than five - on one occasion in the past 30 days, even if only once a month.
Sedentary
The research also shows that inactivity among the population decreased from 29.2% in 2006 to 26.3% in 2008. The ministry has identified that the higher the level of schooling, the more downtime, in both sexes.
One explanation is that workers with less education are more occupations arm. According to the Ministry of Health, the sedentary lifestyle is more capital in the Northeast. Natal, Recife and João Pessoa the lead item.
Among the elderly, the sedentary reaches 52.6% of elderly (over 65).
The Ministry also made a comparison between the number of smokers in the last 20 years. Cigarette smoking among the population dropped from 34.8% in 1989 to 15.2% in 2008. In 2007 the rate was 16.4%. The capital where there were greater reductions Maceió, Salvador and Sao Luiz.
Source: G1
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