Effect of multi-component school-based program on body mass index, cardiovascular and diabetes risks in a multi-ethnic study

Effect of multi-component school-based program on body mass index, cardiovascular and diabetes risks in a multi-ethnic study

Abstract Background Mexico occupies one of the first places worldwide in childhood obesity. Its Mestizo and Indigenous communities present different levels of westernization which have triggered different epidemiological diseases. We assessed the effects of a multi-component school-based interventio...

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Main Authors: Paula Costa-Urrutia, Rafael Álvarez-Fariña, Carolina Abud, Valentina Franco-Trecu, Julián Esparza-Romero, Cruz Mónica López-Morales, Martha Eunice Rodríguez-Arellano, Jaime Valle Leal, Valentina Colistro, Julio Granados
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Childhood obesity
Ethnic groups
BMI diabetes risk
Cardiovascular risk
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1787-x

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