The objective of this review was to update Sobal and Stunkard's exhaustive review of the
literature on the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity (Psychol Bull …

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

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of, and trends in, overweight and obesity in the US
population using standardized international definitions. DESIGN: Successive cross-sectional …

A landmark review of studies published prior to 1989 on socioeconomic status (SES) and
obesity supported the view that obesity in the developing world would be essentially a …

Latin America is undergoing a rapid demographic and nutritional transition. A recent
WHO/PAHO survey on obesity in the region revealed an increasing trend in obesity as …

OBJECTIVE: To update the social distribution of women's obesity in the developing world
and, in particular, to identify the specific level of economic development at which, if any …

OBJETIVO: Descrever a distribuição da disponibilidade domiciliar de alimentos no Brasil em
2002-2003 e avaliar sua evolução nas áreas metropolitanas do País no período 1974-2003 …

Objectives: The key objective was to estimate obesity (≥ 30 kg/m 2) in women 15–49 y from
developing countries. A second objective was to study how obesity varies by educational …

A obesidade é considerada, atualmente, um dos principais problemas de saúde pública,
constituindo-se em epidemia mundial responsável por aumento substancial da …

Objetivo: estudar a prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em crianças e adolescentes da
região Sudeste e Nordeste. Métodos: dados da pesquisa sobre padrões de vida, realizada …