Characteristics of a Group of Obese Tunisian People and Results of a Weight Management Intervention

Insaf Oueslati, Eya Safi, Aroua Temessek, Yosra Htira and Faika Ben Mami
Additional contact information
Insaf Oueslati: National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, Tunisia
Eya Safi: National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, Tunisia
Aroua Temessek: National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, Tunisia
Yosra Htira: National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, Tunisia
Faika Ben Mami: National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, Tunisia

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020, vol. 2, issue 6

Abstract: Background and aims: Overweight and obesity are increasing worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of a group of obese and overweight Tunisian adults and the results of a weight management intervention Methods: this is a prospective study that included 58 Tunisian adults. at baseline, they undertook dietary intake assessment, arthrometric measurements and biological tests, then after 3 weeks of healthy diet and physical activity. Results: this study included 8 men and 50 women. The mean age was 44 years ±10.68. The mean BMI for men and women was respectively 37.86kg/m2±7.6 and 34.77kg/m2±4.77. Abdominal obesity affected all but one participant. Hyperglycemia affected 20.7% of participants, 43.1% had hypercholesterolaemia and 19% had hypertriglyceridemia. vitamin B1, folate and vitamin C intake was insufficient respectively in 82.8%, 75.9% and 89.7% of participants. More than 80% were not consuming enough calcium. An insufficiency in iron intake was observed in half participants. The body weight and BMI after 3 weeks were significantly lower than measurements at baseline, P=0.00. There was a nonsignificant beneficial effect on glycemia and lipidic profile. Conclusion: Overweight and obese people are subjects to obesity-related diseases and deficiencies in micronutrients. A persistent healthy lifestyle can reduce weight and related morbidities.

Keywords: nutrition; macronutrients; micronutrients; obesity; overweight; weight management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejmed/article/view/40622 Abstract page (text/html)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejmed/article/download/40622/9052 Full text (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:2:y:2020:i:6:id:40622

DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.6.622

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences from European Open Science
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Support ().