Insights from a cross-sectional binational study comparing obesity among nonimmigrant Colombians in their home country and Colombian immigrants in the U.S.
Abstract Background Latinos in the United States (U.S.) represent a heterogeneous minority population disproportionally impacted by obesity. Colombians in the U.S. are routinely combined with other South Americans in most obesity studies. Moreover, most studies among Latino immigrants in the U.S. so...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-08-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16322-2 |