The prevalence of child and adolescent obesity has plateaued at high levels in most high-
income countries and is increasing in many low-income and middle-income countries …

Summary The Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (Asociación
Latinoamericana para el Estudio del Hígado; ALEH) represents liver professionals in Latin …

Summary In May 2020, Latin America became the epicenter of the COVID‐19 pandemic, a
region already afflicted by social disparities, poor healthcare access, inadequate nutrition …

Abstract Aims National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in India provide nationally
comparable data on socio-demographic characteristics and anthropometric estimates …

Objective Latin American countries are experiencing a nutritional and demographic
transition that predisposes to the spread of the obesity epidemic, especially among the …

Background Childhood obesity is a rising global health problem. The rapid urbanization
experienced in Latin America might impact childhood obesity through different pathways …

Introduction: the COVID-19 pandemic put the world's population at risk. As the relationship
between nutritional risk and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with COVID-19 is still …

Background India has witnessed rapid urbanization in recent decades, leading to a
worrisome surge in non-communicable diseases, particularly overweight/obesity, which now …

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 …

Background The decrease in stunting in Peru is seen as a “success story” in the fight against
malnutrition; however, the parallel increase in obesity has often been ignored. Objective To …