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 …

School age and adolescence is a dynamic period of growth and development forming a
strong foundation for good health and productive adult life. Appropriate dietary intake is …

Childhood obesity is considered a major issue because of its high prevalence and because
of its severe consequences on adult health. Prevalence studies are carried out in numerous …

Background The nutritional status of school-aged children impacts their health, cognition,
and subsequently their educational achievement. The school is an opportune setting to …

Anemia is a major health problem for people in the world, especially in developing
countries, about 50-80% of anemia is caused by iron deficiency. The purpose of this study …

Objective: The objective was to test the hypothesis that a community‐based environmental
change intervention could prevent weight gain in young children (7.6±1.0 years). Research …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions throughout the globe, and this has also impacted
people of the Arabic-speaking countries, especially those in higher-income, oil-producing …

Rapidly changing dietary practices accompanied by an increasingly sedentary lifestyle
predispose to nutrition-related non-communicable diseases, including childhood obesity …

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of overweight in school-aged
children from Bogotá, Colombia and to examine its associations with sociodemographic …

OBJETIVOS: avaliar os resultados de um programa de intervenção nutricional visando à
promoção de hábitos alimentares saudáveis em escolares do ensino fundamental …