Nutrition status of children in Latin America

Corvalán, C.; Ramirez-Zea, M.; Miranda, J. Jaime; Jones-Smith, J.; Lutter, C. K.; Salvo, D.; Garmendia, M. L.; Stein, A. D.; Pedraza, L. S.; Popkin, B. M.

dc.contributor.author	Corvalán, C.
dc.contributor.author	Garmendia, M. L.
dc.contributor.author	Jones-Smith, J.
dc.contributor.author	Lutter, C. K.
dc.contributor.author	Miranda, J. Jaime
dc.contributor.author	Pedraza, L. S.
dc.contributor.author	Popkin, B. M.
dc.contributor.author	Ramirez-Zea, M.
dc.contributor.author	Salvo, D.
dc.contributor.author	Stein, A. D.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-01-25T17:00:27Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-25T17:00:27Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4933
dc.description.abstract	The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide range of diseases. To understand the factors contributing to childhood obesity in Latin America, this paper reviews the current nutrition status and physical activity situation, the disparities between and within countries and the potential challenges for ensuring adequate nutrition and physical activity. Across the region, children face a dual burden of undernutrition and excess weight. While efforts to address undernutrition have made marked improvements, childhood obesity is on the rise as a result of diets that favour energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods and the adoption of a sedentary lifestyle. Over the last decade, changes in socioeconomic conditions, urbanization, retail foods and public transportation have all contributed to childhood obesity in the region. Additional research and research capacity are needed to address this growing epidemic, particularly with respect to designing, implementing and evaluating the impact of evidence-based obesity prevention interventions.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Obesity Reviews
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject	childhood obesity	en_US
dc.subject	children	en_US
dc.subject	Diet	en_US
dc.subject	Exercise	en_US
dc.subject	Latin America	en_US
dc.subject	nutrition and physical activity situation	en_US
dc.subject	Nutritional Status	en_US
dc.subject	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject	Child	en_US
dc.subject	Humans	en_US
dc.subject	Latin America/epidemiology	en_US
dc.subject	Overweight/epidemiology/etiology	en_US
dc.subject	Pediatric Obesity/epidemiology/etiology	en_US
dc.subject	Prevalence	en_US
dc.subject	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject	Thinness/epidemiology/etiology	en_US
dc.title	Nutrition status of children in Latin America	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12571
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.18
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.04
dc.relation.issn	1467-789X