This study aimed to assess factors associated with overweight and obesity in adults from Rio
Branco, Acre, in the western Brazilian Amazon. This is a cross-sectional, population-based …

Objective Evaluate short stature as a possible explanation for obesity, and identify if
consumption of energy, protein, carbohydrate, and lipids were associated to higher risk for …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate factors associated with overweight and abdominal obesity in
male and female workers. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional population-based study. A …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the article is to report the prevalence of obesity, abdominal fatness
and waist circumference in different socioeconomic classes in Curaçao. DESIGN: In …

Traditional analysis of food intake usually fails to show an association between energy and
nutrient intake and indicators of obesity. The analysis of food patterns can contribute to the …

OBJECTIVES This study analyzed the influence of anthropometric indices of adiposity on the
physical performance of middle-aged and older women. METHODS A cross-sectional study …

Objective: To explore the association between behavioural characteristics with the
prevalence of abdominal obesity (AO) among a population of Southern Brazilian shift …

Objective Evaluate short stature as a possible explanation for obesity, and identify if
consumption of energy, protein, carbohydrate, and lipids were associated to higher risk for …

Background: Data on nutritional status and its risk factors amongst the adult population of
the Madeira Autonomous Region (RAM) is scarce. This study aims to investigate the …

Recorreu-se à revisão sistemática de artigos originais publicados no período de 1993 a
2007 e indexados na Scientific Electronic Library Online-SCIELO, a fim de identificar os …