Developing Countries Perspective on Interventions to Prevent Overweight and Obesity in Children

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 147-154

  Irizarry, Laura M ^a   Rivera, Juan A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity trends childhood obesity prevention strategies; Developing countries and obesity preventing interventions, in children; Economic growth and urbanization undernutrition and obesity coexistence; Nutrition interventions in developing countries effectiveness and efficacy; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) obesity prevention; School interventions National School Breakfast Program distributing energy dense foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052232650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318517.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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