Prevalence of overweight preschool children in public day care centers: a cross-sectional study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Brazil is undergoing a period of epidemiological transition associated with demographic and nutritional changes. The prevalence of obesity is also increasing in children and is causing numerous health problems that are becoming public health issues. The aim here was to evaluat...

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Main Authors: Viviane Gabriela Nascimento, Janaína Paula Costa da Silva, Ciro João Bertoli, Luiz Carlos Abreu, Vitor Engrácia Valenti, Claudio Leone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000400004&lng=en&tlng=en