The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American
children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide …

Obesity is a major public health issue, affecting both developed and developing societies.
Obesity increases the risk for heart disease, stroke, some cancers, and type II diabetes …

Introduction Diet and nutrition are leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. Our
study aimed to identify and synthesise evidence on the association between food …

Ecological studies are essential for understanding the environment-diet relationship. The
purpose of this study was to describe environmental conditions and their relationship with …

Morar próximo a um parque pode reduzir o risco de infarto do miocárdio, enquanto a
exposição à poluição do ar ambiente aumenta o risco. Evidências associam a exposição …

This study aimed to verify the association between the community food environment and
dietary patterns in a population of different socio-economic levels. This cross-sectional study …

The purpose of this article was to investigate the association of food environment variables
with Body Mass Index (BMI), excess weight and obesity. This was a cross-sectional study …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar as associações entre as variáveis ambientais ea
obesidade em população adulta de um município brasileiro de médio porte. Trata-se de …

Currently the socioeconomic gradient of obesity it is not well understood in the urban
population in Latin American. This study reviewed the literature assessing associations …

Background Many studies have examined childhood and adolescent obesity, but few have
examined young adults and the effect of their home and current living environments on …