Overweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana—a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Ofori-Asenso, AA Agyeman, A Laar, D Boateng - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood
nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This …

Influences on eating: a qualitative study of adolescents in a periurban area in Lima, Peru

JC Banna, OV Buchthal, T Delormier… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Peruvian adolescents are at high nutritional risk, facing issues such as
overweight and obesity, anemia, and pregnancy during a period of development. Research …

School-based interventions to reduce obesity risk in children in high-and middle-income countries

CEL Evans, SA Albar, EJ Vargas-Garcia… - Advances in food and …, 2015 - Elsevier
School-based interventions are relatively new and were first introduced in the United States
in the 1990s. Early programs were mainly education based with many of the findings now …

Determinants of overweight with concurrent stunting among Ghanaian children

BK Atsu, C Guure, AK Laar - BMC pediatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) is a major public health problem
in Ghana–affecting growth and development of individuals and the nation. Stunting and …

Impact of dietary trajectories on obesity and dental caries in preschool children: findings from the healthy smiles healthy kids study

N Manohar, A Hayen, JA Scott, LG Do, S Bhole… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study examines the impact of longitudinal dietary trajectories on obesity and early
childhood caries (ECC) in preschool children in Australia. Mother–infant dyads from the …

Prevalence of and contributing factors for overweight and obesity among Montenegrin schoolchildren

M Martinovic, G Belojevic, GW Evans… - … European Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background: Newly emerging Western style economic systems provide new
opportunities to study the prevalence and predictors of childhood obesity. We also provide …

Interventions based on environmental determinants for nutritional and physical activity behaviours in Colombia: a scoping review

ED Hernandez, CA Guzman, P Seron - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify, systematically, the interventions based on environmental determinants
to improve the nutritional and physical activity (PA) habits available in Colombia. Design A …

High prevalence of house dust mite sensitization in children with severe asthma living at high altitude in a tropical country

E Duenas‐Meza, CA Torres‐Duque… - Pediatric …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Some studies, mainly in Europe, have shown a low level of sensitization to
house dust mite (HDM) allergens at high altitude (HA). Differently, some others in tropical …

Extent and nutritional quality of foods and beverages to which children are exposed in Colombian TV food advertising

A Velasquez, M Mora-Plazas, LF Gómez… - Public Health …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Objective: To examine children's exposure to food and beverage advertising across a year
of Colombian television based on whether products exceed Pan-American Health …

Health interventions used by major resource companies operating in Colombia

A Calderon, JD Harris, PA Kirsch - Resources Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Resource extractive companies are providing an increasing amount of information about
their corporate social responsibility (CSR) interventions, which often include diverse health …