Abstract Mexico and other Latin American countries are currently undergoing important
demographic, epidemiologic and nutrition transitions. Noncom-municable chronic diseases …

The nutritional situation of Latin America is changing rapidly from one characterized by
underweight and stunting to one where chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular …

ObjectiveThis paper examines socioeconomic, demographic, epidemiological and nutrition
changes that have occurred in Chile in the last decades using concepts of epidemiological …

Nutrition Transition: A Review of Latin American profile SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library
Online vol.56 número1 Ácidos Graxos Trans: Alimentos e Efeitos na Saúde índice de autores …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyse the determinants and consequences of
the nutrition transition in Chile and describe the related health promotion policies. Design …

Scientists have long recognized the importance of the demographics and epidemiologic
transitions in higher income countries. Only recently has it become understood that similar …

Juan A Rivera, PhD,(1) Laura M Irizarry, MS,(1) Teresa González-de Cossío, PhD.(1)
presented to government authorities responsible for the formulation of nutrition and health …

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 …

Objective: This article reviews information on the rapid changes in diet, activity and body
composition that lower-and middle-income countries are undergoing and then examines …

Objective: The objective of this paper is to characterise the epidemiological and nutritional
transition and their determinants in Mexico. Design: Age-adjusted standardised mortality …