Childhood obesity in developing countries: epidemiology, determinants, and prevention

N Gupta, K Goel, P Shah, A Misra - Endocrine reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Rapidly changing dietary practices and a sedentary lifestyle have led to increasing
prevalence of childhood obesity (5–19 yr) in developing countries recently: 41.8% in Mexico …

Childhood overweight, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome in developing countries

R Kelishadi - Epidemiologic reviews, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of chronic disease is escalating much more rapidly in developing countries
than in industrialized countries. A potential emerging public health issue may be the …

[HTML][HTML] Obesidade na adolescência e seus principais fatores determinantes

CC Enes, B Slater - Revista Brasileira de epidemiologia, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
O objetivo deste trabalho foi discutir os principais fatores ambientais determinantes do
sobrepeso e da obesidade em adolescentes, fundamentando-se em uma revisão crítica …

Prevalence and associated factors of childhood overweight/obesity among primary school children in urban Nepal

A Karki, A Shrestha, N Subedi - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Childhood overweight/obesity has become a major public health concern
globally because of its adverse health consequences and escalating prevalence. The …

The association of dietary behaviors and practices with overweight and obesity parameters among Saudi university students

NK Syed, MH Syed, AM Meraya, AA Albarraq… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Western dietary habits, coupled with a sedentary lifestyle, are potential
contributors to the prevalence and rapid increase in the incidence of obesity in Saudi Arabia …

The prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity, and metabolic disease risk in rural South African children

EW Kimani-Murage, K Kahn, JM Pettifor, SM Tollman… - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background Low-to middle-income countries are undergoing a health transition with non-
communicable diseases contributing substantially to disease burden, despite persistence of …

Obesidade na infância e adolescência: uma verdadeira epidemia

CL Oliveira, M Fisberg - Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & …, 2003 - SciELO Brasil
108 Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab vol 47 nº 2 Abril 2003 so de peso em nosso meio. Outro
achado importante foi o fato da criança estudar em escola privada e ser unigênita, como os …

Overweight and obesity as risk indicators for periodontitis in adults

CF Dalla Vecchia, C Susin, CK Rösing… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Developed and developing countries are facing an obesity epidemic with
various health consequences. Few studies have addressed the relationship between …

Fatores associados à obesidade em escolares

R Giugliano, EC Carneiro - Jornal de pediatria, 2004 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Analisar a relação entre obesidade em escolares e atividade física e horas de
sono da criança, escolaridade e obesidade dos pais. MÉTODOS: Avaliação de peso …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Turkish adolescents

N Öner, A Sari, G Ekuklu, A Güzel, S Karasalihoglu… - Swiss medical …, 2004 - smw.ch
Background: The aim of this study was to determine underweight, overweight and obesity
prevalence in a representative sample of adolescents living in urban and rural area of …