Allostasis, health, and development in Latin America

J Migeot, C Panesso, C Duran-Aniotz… - Neuroscience & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The lifespan is influenced by adverse childhood experiences that create predispositions to
poor health outcomes. Here we propose an allostatic framework of childhood experiences …

Determinants of obesity in Latin America

SRG Ferreira, Y Macotela, LA Velloso, MA Mori - Nature metabolism, 2024 - nature.com
Obesity rates are increasing almost everywhere in the world, although the pace and timing
for this increase differ when populations from developed and developing countries are …

Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries

L Lara-Castor, M O'Hearn, F Cudhea, V Miller, P Shi… - Nature Medicine, 2025 - nature.com
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with type 2 diabetes
(T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, an updated and comprehensive …

Self-reported decreases in the purchases of selected unhealthy foods resulting from the implementation of warning labels in Mexican youth and adult population

A Contreras-Manzano, CM White, C Nieto… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Front-of-package nutritional warning labels (WLs) are designed to facilitate
identification and selection of healthier food choices. We assessed self-reported changes in …

Solutions to the double burden of malnutrition also generate health and environmental benefits

E Lopez Barrera, T Hertel - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Present food consumption patterns will intensify pressure on natural resources, while poor
nutrition is expected to prevail at both low and high levels of calorie consumption. To better …

Global burden of osteoarthritis in adults aged 30 to 44 years, 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Y He, W Jiang, W Wang - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2024 - Springer
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common orthopedic disorder, and its incidence has
been increasing among young adults in recent years. The purpose of this study is to …

Liver transplantation in Latin America: reality and challenges

D Aguirre-Villarreal, M Servin-Rojas… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Healthcare systems in Latin America are broadly heterogeneous, but all of them
are burdened by a dramatic rise in liver disease. Some challenges that these countries face …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of global food trade network and its effects on population nutritional status

MM Silvestrini, NW Smith, FM Sarti - Current Research in Food Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in food systems during the last decades fostered the establishment of
global food networks based on exchanges between countries with different income levels …

From sweet tooth to healthy choices: How Chilean food policies are changing household diets

G Melo, L Chomali, A Ishdorj - Agribusiness, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Using data from a nationally representative household survey, this study investigates
whether changes in food‐at‐home (FAH) purchases occurred following the introduction …

Distributional effects of parental time investments on children's socioemotional skills and nutritional health

JC Caro - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Parental behavior is paramount to child health and skill formation, explaining a significant
portion of differences in developmental outcomes. However, little is known regarding the …