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Intervention Program: Integral Diet And Physical Exercise In The Reduction Of Anthropometric Parameters In Salvador De Bahia-Brasil, Gloria Cari Huanca
Intervention Program: Integral Diet And Physical Exercise In The Reduction Of Anthropometric Parameters In Salvador De Bahia-Brasil, Gloria Cari Huanca
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Introduction: High rates in anthropometric parameters such as excess weight, body fat, visceral fat, hypertension generate serious problems that affect the health of the general population. Objective: To identify the effects produced by the intervention program "integral diet and physical exercise" on anthropometric parameters and blood pressure in a community in Salvador de Bahia. Methodology: Experimental intervention study lasting 40 days in which 31 adults participated, carried out in a neighborhood of the municipality of Salvador (Bahia), Brazil. The study consisted of administering a comprehensive diet based on whole grains, oilseeds, legumes, fruits, vegetables and total abstinence from foods of …