“…Consistently low mean height values (<148 cm) have been reported for adult Maya women in Merida (Azcorra et al, ; Varela‐Silva et al, ), largely due to chronic adverse living conditions. Yucatan, particularly Merida, has also strikingly high rates of overweight and obesity among children and adults (Azcorra, Dickinson, & Rothenberg, ; Azcorra et al, ; Datta Banik, Andrade Olalde, Rodriguez, & Dickinson, ; Datta Banik, Castillo, Rodriguez, & Dickinson, ; Mendez et al, ; Varela‐Silva et al, ; Wilson et al, ). A recent National Survey of Health and Nutrition in Mexico (INSP, ) found that children 5‐ to 11‐years‐of‐age in Yucatan had a 22% risk for overweight (>+1 standard deviation or SD and ≤ +2 SD of BMI‐for‐age), and 23% for obesity (>+2 SD of BMI‐for‐age).…”