Background Addressing childhood obesity in Latin America requires a package of
multisectoral, evidence‐based policies that enable environments conducive to healthy …

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of overweight in school-aged
children from Bogotá, Colombia and to examine its associations with sociodemographic …

Abstract Background In Ecuador, adolescents' food intake does not comply with guidelines
for a healthy diet. Together with abdominal obesity adolescent's inadequate diets are risk …

Background Civilization has produced lifestyle changes; currently, people ingest more
calories than are expended, resulting in obesity. This study assessed the association …

Background: Childhood obesity is associated with serious health problems and the risk of
premature illness and death later in life. Monitoring related trends is important. Objective …

Results: In 2012, 33.5% of children< 5 years of age (both sexes) were at risk of overweight
or were overweight (OW); 32% and 36.9% of girls and boys 5–11 years of age were OW+ …

ObjectiveTo analyse the nutritional status component of the nutrition transition in Chile in
relation to the evolution of obesity rates in all age groups until 2005, comparing these with …

ObjectiveTo examine the trends in BMI and adiposity among schoolchildren from Cuenca,
Spain, during 2004–2010. DesignTwo methodologically comparable surveys were carried …

Objective: To establish the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexican children 10 to
17 years of age according to the percentiles from both the Centers of Disease Control and …

Childhood obesity is widely recognized as a major public health problem of global
significance. 1 In Latin America, the ever-rising rates of overweight and obesity observed …