Obesity and central adiposity in Mexican adults: results from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 Obesidad y adiposidad central en adultos mexicanos: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight, obesity and central adiposity in Mexico, and to explore trends compared to the previous Mexican National Health Survey (ENSA 2000) and to Mexican-Americans. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006)...

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Main Authors: Simón Barquera, Ismael Campos-Nonato, Lucía Hernández-Barrera, Mario Flores, Ramón Durazo-Arvizu, Rebecca Kanter, Juan A Rivera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2009-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342009001000014