Comparison of micronutrient consumption in women with central obesity in the C/D/E versus A/B socioeconomic classes

Abstract

The current nutritional issue with the greatest ascent is obesity, taking a hold of individuals of different ages, genders or social classes.1 The prevalence of obesity began to increase in the eighties, being gradual in developed countries with high income and subsequently, a sharp increase reached low income countries, which is the case of Brazil, occupying the third place in absolute numbers of obese people in the last thirty years ( 20 million), behind China (42 million) and the U.S.A. ( 56 million).1 Furthermore, in relation to obesity, we emphasize the increase of central obesity, characterized by an increase in waist circumference due to the preferential storage of body fat in the abdomen is associated to an increase in the risk of developing hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, resulting in an increase in morbidity and mortality from metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.1,2