A three-year multifaceted intervention to prevent obesity in children of Mexican-heritage

A three-year multifaceted intervention to prevent obesity in children of Mexican-heritage

Abstract Background Obesity and overweight have increased dramatically in the United States over the last decades. The complexity of interrelated causal factors that result in obesity needs to be addressed within the cultural dynamic of sub-populations. In this study, we sought to estimate the effec...

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Main Authors: Banafsheh Sadeghi, Lucia L. Kaiser, Meagan M. Hanbury, Iraklis Erik Tseregounis, Ulfat Shaikh, Rosa Gomez-Camacho, Rex C. Y. Cheung, Alberto L. Aguilera, Linda Whent, Adela de la Torre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Childhood obesity
Mexican-origin communities
Multifaceted
community-based intervention
Rural area communities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6897-8

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