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,...

• প্রধান লেখক: Abril Ulloa, Sandra Victoria (author)
• অন্যান্য লেখক: Manuel-y-Keenoy, Begoña (author), Solà, Rosa (author), García, Jorge Luis (author), Nessier, Celeste (author), Rojas, Rosendo (author), Donoso, Silvana (author), Arija, Victoria (author)
• বিন্যাস: article
• ভাষা: eng
• প্রকাশিত: 2013
• বিষয়গুলি: Eating Habits; Nutritional Status; Obesity; Overweight; Poverty; Schoolchildren
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/22069