Efeitos da abordagem nutricional não-prescritiva no tratamento da obesidade e fatores de risco cardiometabólicos associados

Abstract

This systematic review aimed to investigate the effects of the non-prescriptive approach in the treatment of obesity and associated cardiometabolic risk factors in adults and elderly individuals. The selection of articles was performed through a bibliographic search in the following databases: Scielo, Lilacs, Pubmed; with search period delimitation referring to the last 5 years, published in Portuguese, Spanish or English. After analyzing the articles and applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 19 articles were selected to compose this review. The approaches found in the studies were: Most included female participants in their samples and predominated in the United States and Europe. Studies have shown benefits when using a non-prescriptive approach in psychic and physical aspects, including weight loss and its maintenance. In addition to showing positive results in the treatment of other cardiometabolic disorders (diabetes and hypertension). It was also found that studies with longer interventions tended to have better results in the interventions. Through this review, it was concluded that non-prescriptive approaches brought positive results for people with obesity and metabolic risk factors, in addition to having contributed to a better quality of life, lower levels of stress, better self-acceptance and weight loss.