Diet, Physical Activity, Weight Status, and Culture in a Sample of Children from the Developing World
Objective. Barbados, a small developing state at the end of the nutrition transition, faces an obesity epidemic. Although there is hope of stemming the epidemic in childhood, no descriptions of children's dietary and physical activity (PA) patterns are available for planning purposes. We descri...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/242875 |