Summary The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region faces a major diet‐related
health problem accompanied by enormous economic and social costs. The shifts in diet are …

Obesity is among the most complex public health challenges, particularly in Latin America,
where obesity rates have increased faster than in any other region. Many countries have …

Background As childhood obesity rates continue to rise, health organizations have called for
regulations that protect children from exposure to unhealthy food marketing. In this study, we …

The most common tools used to screen for abdominal obesity are waist circumference (WC)
and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR); the latter may represent a more suitable tool for the general …

Objetivo: analizar la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad, el nivel de actividad física y
autoestima de la población escolar de II Ciclo del cantón central de Heredia Método: este …

Objective: To analyse disparities of malnutrition in all its forms by socio-economic indicators
in children aged< 5 years, adolescent girls and women of reproductive age (WRA). Design …

The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity in Latin America poses a major public
health challenge to the region. In response, many countries are implementing obesity …

Introducción: En Ecuador, de la población de menores de 5 años, uno de cada cuatro niños,
sufre desnutrición crónica. La situación es más grave para la niñez indígena en los que, uno …

Rationale To inform future policies, the study objectives were to determine to what extent the
policies included in the 5‐year Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and …

Objective To investigate the association between the neighbourhood social environment,
including social cohesion, perceived neighbourhood safety, perceived neighbourhood …