During the past two decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has risen greatly
worldwide. Obesity in childhood causes a wide range of serious complications, and …

In a" nutrition transition", the consumption of foods high in fats and sweeteners is increasing
throughout the developing world. The transition, implicated in the rapid rise of obesity and …

Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the
proportion of the population who live in cities,. This has led to a widely reported view that …

Background International studies of the health of Indigenous and tribal peoples provide
important public health insights. Reliable data are required for the development of policy …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between body weight and measures of male
reproductive potential. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Fertility clinic in an …

This review is the second in a series on Indigenous health, covering different regions and
issues. We look briefly at the current state of Indigenous health in Latin America and the …

Purpose: Obesity may be a state of chronic oxidative stress. Oxidative stress may be the
mechanism underlying the development of co‐morbidities in obesity. This review provides a …

Socioeconomic and demographic transformations are occurring very rapidly in some areas
of the world, especially in South America, and are accompanied by changes in lifestyle …

Background Obesity is a major health problem, and there is an increasing trend of
overweight and obese individuals in developing countries. Being overweight or obese is …

On average, child health outcomes are better in urban than in rural areas of developing
countries. Understanding the nature and the causes of this rural–urban disparity is essential …