Overweight and obesity related factors in schoolchildren in Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Overweight and obesity related factors in schoolchildren in Santa Catarina State, Brazil

The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation of socioeconomic, dietary, and anthropometric-nutritional variables of parents and their children to overweight (including obesity) in schoolchildren in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. This is a transversal study conducted on 4,964, 6 to 10-yea...

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Main Authors: Bethsáida de Abreu Soares Schmitz, Arlete Catarina Tittoni Corso, Gilberto Veras Caldeira, Suely Godoy Agostinho Gimeno, Cristine Garcia Gabriel, Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
Series:Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
Subjects:
nutritional status
childhood obesity
schoolchildren
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222010000400003&lng=en&tlng=en

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