Estrategias de salud para promover la reducción del sobrepeso y obesidad en usuarios del centro médico - Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo diciembre 2021-febrero 2022.

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to implement health strategies to promote the reduction of overweight and obesity in users of the Medical Center of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. The identification of the sociodemographic variables was carried out through a survey to evaluate food consumption based on a short method for dietary assessment, together with the procedure used to assess the frequency of physical activity through the application of an international physical activity questionnaire. The results in the initial phase of the study determined that 100 participating people had a body mass index Body (IMC) of 29.60, the same ones that were intervened in a period of 3 months at health strategies: physical activity and healthy eating talks where it was possible to observe that the BMI was reduced to 25.13, that is, there is a highly significant difference with a value of p<0.01. The initial fat intake is 24.10, after the intervention it is 23.11, that there is significance, therefore, a change is evident before and after the study with a p value <0.05 and >0.01. The intake of fruits, vegetables, and fiber at the beginning was 16.78 after the intervention shows that it is 14.30 where it can be statistically evidenced that there is a highly significant difference with a value of p<0.01. Concluding that the implementation specific theoretical practical health strategies that are generated throughout the intervention was significantly representative with the improvement of the consumption of healthy foods, the performance of routine physical activities, nutritional status, and level of knowledge on health promotion and prevention.