Shifting obesity trends in Brazil

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 342-346

  Monteiro, C A ^a   Benicio, M H D 'A ^a   Conde, W L ^a   Popkin, B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Brazil; Developing countries; Income; Obesity; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0343069788     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600960     Document Type: Article

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