2001
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892001000800001
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La obesidad y sus tendencias en la Región

Abstract: En la Región de las Américas ha habido, en las últimas décadas, un notable incremento de las enfermedades crónicas no trasmisibles (ECNT) asociadas a estilos de vida no saludables. Estas enfermedades y trastornos en conjunto, entre los que se encuentran la hipertensión arterial, la diabetes mellitus tipo 2, la enfermedad coronaria, los accidentes cerebrovasculares, la obesidad y algunos tipos de cáncer, son las principales causas de muerte, morbilidad, discapacidad y deterioro de la calidad de vida. Otro aspec… Show more

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“…In Latin America the figures increase in countries as their economic income increases, e.g. Chile, México, Brazil, Argentina, Perú, Colombia, Guatemala and Bolivia (Peña & Bacallao, 2001.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Latin America the figures increase in countries as their economic income increases, e.g. Chile, México, Brazil, Argentina, Perú, Colombia, Guatemala and Bolivia (Peña & Bacallao, 2001.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Latin America, dietary patterns and lifestyles are changing dramatically, leading to a rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity (Filozof et al, 2001); after which, chronic nontransmissible diseases are becoming an important public health burden (Peña and Bacallao, 2001; Thompson and Wolf, 2001), while undernutrition is still affecting large sectors of the population (Martorell et al, 1998).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Latin America, the prevalence of undernutrition-related problems is decreasing while the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing, even among native groups (Filozof et al, 2001;Peña and Bacallao, 2001;Kain et al, 2002). In Bolivia, the only available data concerning anthropometry of adolescents are the regular Development and Health Surveys (DHS).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%