Abstract
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Increasing prevalence of obesity are systematically reported by the academia and given headlines in the media
Porto et al found a prevalence of 66% of Hypertension and 13,9% of Type 2 DM[22]; Mattos et al found a prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED) in 36% of the patients[23] and Bocchieri Ricciardi of 33%[24]
The increased prevalence of eating disorders could be driving the extreme weights observed in our sample
Summary
Increasing prevalence of obesity are systematically reported by the academia and given headlines in the media. In 2010, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MS), in association with the Brazilian Institute of Statistics and Geography (IBGE), released data that showed an increase in the prevalence of obesity and overweight in all age groups in Brazil. The World Health Organization (WHO) projected that, in 2015, 2.3 billion people will be overweight and 700 million, obese. This implies a 75% increase in the number of cases of obesity in 10 years[2]. Besides resulting in physical problems, obesity can negatively affect psychiatric and behavioral functions. It can be associated with eating disorders (ED), which difficult the treatment of obesity. It is not unusual that ED are missed in the diagnostic evaluation, making the management difficult
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