Factors associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children: results from the National Nutrition Survey 1999 Factores asociados con sobrepeso y obesidad en niños mexicanos de edad escolar: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición, 1999

Factors associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children: results from the National Nutrition Survey 1999 Factores asociados con sobrepeso y obesidad en niños mexicanos de edad escolar: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición, 1999

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to measure the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children (5-11 years) in the National Nutrition Survey 1999 (NNS-1999). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Overweight and obesity (defined as an excess of adipose tissue in the body) were evaluated...

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Main Authors: Bernardo Hernández, Lucía Cuevas-Nasu, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Eric A Monterrubio, Claudia Ivonne Ramírez-Silva, Raquel García-Feregrino, Juan A Rivera, Jaime Sepúlveda-Amor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
encuestas nutricionales
índice de masa corporal
sobrepeso
obesidad
niños en edad escolar
México
nutritional surveys
body mass index
overweight
obesity
school-age children
Mexico
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