Countries pledge action to reduce child obesity in the Americas

Countries pledge action to reduce child obesity in the Americas

According to PAHO calculations based on data from demographic and health surveys from 1992 to 2012, in children aged 5 years and younger, obesity and overweight rates more than tripled in the Dominican Republic between 1991 and 2013 (from 2·2 to 7·3%), and doubled in El Salvador between 1993 and 200...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2014-12, Vol.384 (9959), p.2021-2021
1. Verfasser: Etienne, Carissa F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Americas
Child
Children & youth
Food
Humans
Internal Medicine
Nutrition
Obesity
Pan American Health Organization
Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:According to PAHO calculations based on data from demographic and health surveys from 1992 to 2012, in children aged 5 years and younger, obesity and overweight rates more than tripled in the Dominican Republic between 1991 and 2013 (from 2·2 to 7·3%), and doubled in El Salvador between 1993 and 2008 (from 1·5 to 3%).
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62328-X