Obesidad infantil y biodiversidad humanael estado de la cuestión en México y Argentina
- Marrodán Serrano, María Dolores 1
- Moreno Romero, Susana 1
- Nodarse Valdés, Nereyda 2
- Rodríguez Ibáñez, María del Pilar 1
- Aréchiga Viramontes, Julieta 3
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Universidad de La Habana
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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ISSN: 1139-1987
Year of publication: 2007
Issue: 10
Pages: 199-211
Type: Article
More publications in: Observatorio medioambiental
Abstract
This paper reviews recent epidemiological studies of the prevalence of obesity in Latin American children. It shows results of the direct antropometric measurements of Susques and San Salvador de Jujuy populations, located at the northeast of Argentina, and Lomas de la Estancia, a popular ‘colonia’ located at the periphery of Mexico, City. Regardless of the international growth criteria used, the study found a great influence of the urbanization degree on the prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity.