The emerging obesity problem in Latin America

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-288

  Cuevas, Ada ^a   Alvarez, Verǒnica ^a   Olivos, Cristina ^a  

^a NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Developing country; Epidemiological transition; Latin America; Nutritional status; Obesity; Overweight; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD NUTRITION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EATING HABIT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; URBANIZATION; ABDOMINAL FAT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; LIFESTYLE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ABDOMINAL FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; LIFE STYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 66149192686     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.7.3.281     Document Type: Review

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