The epidemiological transition: Need to incorporate obesity prevention into nutrition programmes

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1 A, 2002, Pages 223-229

  Uauy, Ricardo ^a   Kain, Juliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Epidemiological transition; Nutrition programmes; Obesity; Stunting; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTING SYNDROME; AGE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0036463609     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2001297     Document Type: Article

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