Obesity trends in Latin America: Transiting from under- to overweight

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Uauy, Ricardo ^a   Albala, Cecilia ^a   Kain, Juliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aboriginal population; Diabetes; Latin America; Obesity; Supplementary feeding programs

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AMERICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCOME; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOUTH AMERICA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0035092891     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.3.893s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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