Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits

Background. The high prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem worldwide. In developing countries, we lack information on the extent of the problem and the risk factors involved. Objective. To determine the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity and of abdominal obesity,...

• Tác giả chính: Abril Ulloa, Sandra Victoria (author)
• Tác giả khác: Manuel-y-Keenoy, Begoña (author), Solà, Rosa (author), García, Jorge Luis (author), Nessier, Celeste (author), Rojas, Rosendo (author), Donoso, Silvana (author), Arija, Victoria (author)
• Định dạng: article
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Được phát hành: 2013
• Những chủ đề: Eating Habits; Nutritional Status; Obesity; Overweight; Poverty; Schoolchildren
• Truy cập trực tuyến: http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/22069