Nutritional treatment for weight reduction: subjective aspects of the process/TRATAMENTO NUTRICIONAL PARA REDUCAO DE PESO: ASPECTOS SUBJETIVOS DO PROCESSO

Introduction: Conceptually, obesity is a non-transferable, multifactorial and complex disease that involves genetic, environmental, emotional factors and lifestyles. Aim: To describe the subjective aspects of weight reduction treatment in patients treated at an outpatient clinic of Nutrition. Methods and Methods: A descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Eight adult patients with overweight and obesity in nutritional treatment for weight reduction participated in the study. The data collection tool used was a semi-structured interview and the information was submitted to thematic content analysis. Results and discussion: It should be noted that patients indicate that the search for nutritional treatment is mainly due to factors associated with self-esteem, aesthetic aspects and locomotion difficulties. Although some participants point a relation between weight reduction and the improvement in health conditions, the main aspect that motivates them to continue the nutritional treatment is the reduction of body measures. This quest for quick weight reduction is what encourages them to use restrictive diets and medications as strategies for weight loss. Patients also report that family support, dialogue and understanding attitude of the professional who accompanies the treatment are essential in this process. Conclusions: The weight reduction involves many subjective elements that constitute the treatment of obesity as a challenge to health professionals because it requires interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary actions. Key words: Diet Therapy. Obesity. Health Introducao: Conceitualmente, a obesidade e uma doenca nao transmissivel, multifatorial e complexa, que engloba fatores geneticos, ambientais, emocionais e estilos de vida. Objetivo: Descrever os aspectos subjetivos do tratamento para reducao de peso em pacientes atendidos em um Ambulatorio de Nutricao. Materiais e Metodos: Estudo exploratorio descritivo com abordagem qualitativa. Oito pacientes adultos com diagnostico de sobrepeso e obesidade em tratamento nutricional para reducao de peso participaram do estudo. O instrumento para coleta de dados utilizado foi uma entrevista semiestruturada, e as informacoes foram submetidas a analise de conteudo tematica. Resultados e Discussao: Destaca-se que os pacientes indicam que a busca pelo tratamento nutricional se deve, principalmente, a fatores associados com a autoestima, aspectos esteticos e dificuldades de locomocao. Embora alguns parti