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Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat. It is considered the biggest rise of nutritional problem among the population, in relation to the increased risk of developing diseases and cause serious damage to health, with significant loss in quality of life. This paper aims to compare the quality of life between two groups of women, one with obesity and another group with women eutrophic, attended at a Basic Health Unit, in Sao Paulo / SP. This is a descriptive study, conducted with 19 women aged between 23 and 55 years, divided into two groups according to the classification of body mass index: obese (n = 10) and eutrophic (n = 9). The quality of life was assessed from the application of a standardized questionnaire, the Short Form-36 (SF-36). The results were statistically analyzed and compared between groups. The analysis of the relationship between the nutritional status and the scores of the components of the SF-36 showed statistically significant associations (p <0.05) between being obese with the components functional capacity, physical aspects, pain, Vitality and emotional aspects. There was no statistically significant association (p> 0.05) with general state of health, mental health and social aspects. In the eight domains of the SF-36, obese women had a score lower than those eutrophic, indicating greater losses in quality of life. The study showed that obese women had a lower quality of life that women with normal weight, highlighting the importance of the implementation of programmers aimed at controlling the obesity and a better quality of life of individuals assisted.

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