Associated factors of overweight in adolescents from public schools in Northern Minas Gerais State, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: In order to support plans and actions that combat the local increasing overweight and obesity prevalence in adolescents, the factors associated to weight excess in public school students from Montes Claros, MG, Southeast Brazil, were studied.METHODS: Cross-sectional study with a sample of...

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Main Authors: Lucinéia de Pinho, Ana Cristina de C. Botelho, Antônio Prates Caldeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822014000200237&lng=en&tlng=en