Participants' weight management behavior was guided by folk concepts of body and health. and constructed within the socio-cultural context. It is necessary for health care providers to understand physical and psychological problems arising from the repeated trials, excessive control of weight, and Western cultural discourse on beauty ideals among adults who are overweight or obese. Therefore, interventions should be tailored to address individual and community needs.
Arnaldo Sampaio de Moraes Godoy
Paulo Roberto Barbosa RamosCarlos Anderson dos Santos FerreiraLavínia Helena Macedo CoelhoMaicy Milhomem Moscoso MaiaMárcia Haydée Porto de CarvalhoNatália Andrade CalderoniNatália de Jesus Silva ReisPedro Nilson Moreira VianaRayara Fiterman Rodrigues
Isabela Gerbelli Garbin Ramanzini