Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006 Tendencias de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños mexicanos de 2 a 18 años de edad: 1988 a 2006

Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006 Tendencias de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños mexicanos de 2 a 18 años de edad: 1988 a 2006

OBJECTIVE: To describe prevalences and trends of overweight and obesity/OW&OB in Mexican children from 1988 to 2006 at the national level and by relevant subpopulations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalences of OW&OB in children aged 2-18 years were estimated using body mass index data from thre...

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Main Authors: Anabelle Bonvecchio, Margarita Safdie, Eric A Monterrubio, Tiffany Gust, Salvador Villalpando, Juan A Rivera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2009-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
encuestas nutricionales
sobrepeso
obesidad
niños
adolescentes, México
nutrition surveys
overweight
obesity
children
adolescents
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342009001000013

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