Food security is sufficient access to safe and nutritious foods to satisfy nutritional needs and
personal preferences, and to lead a healthy and active life. The current study evaluated food …

Although the nutrition situation in most Latin American countries is improving and
malnutrition is easing, worrisome factors are emerging. Huge rural-to-urban migrations have …

Background: Although enough food is produced worldwide, more than two billion people are
food insecure. Persistent conflicts in Colombia make the population vulnerable to food …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers and, as such, is
important for public health. The increased incidence of this neoplasm is attributed to non …

Background Colorectal cancer mortality is growing in Latin America. It is known for a marked
income disparity between its countries, and there is a consistent association with …

Methods our case-control study focused on patients assigned to treatment for colorectal
cancer in 2015 compared with a control group that didn't have cancer. Results the average …

Latin-American countries have had important demographic, epidemiological, and nutritional
changes in the last decades. The demographic transition has occurred through a sustained …

Background: Food insecurity refers to a lack of access to guarantee enough food in terms of
quantity, quality, use and stability. There are different causes of food insecurity, and the …

Objective. To estimate the proportion of Mexican households in food insecurity (FI) and their
distribution in relation to nutrition and socioeconomic conditions. Materials and methods. We …

Commoditization of food systems, defined as the use of agricultural goods for sale rather
than for home consumption, affects nutrition of rural families via economic, social and …