Severe food insecurity is associated with obesity among Brazilian adolescent females.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether household food insecurity (HFI) is associated with a higher prevalence of excessive weight (EW) in a large random sample of Brazilian female adolescents. DESIGN: Nationally representative cross-sectional study. EW was the outcome variable (BMI ≥ 85th percentile of WH...

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Main Authors: Kac, G, Velásquez-Melendez, G, Schlüssel, M, Segall-Côrrea, A, Silva, A, Pérez-Escamilla, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012

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