Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status

• Main Authors: Dartagnan Pinto Guedes (Author), Francisléia Nascimento Almeida (Author), Jaime Tolentino M. Neto (Author), Maria de Fátima de M. Maia (Author), Thatiana Maia Tolentino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity in a representative sample of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region with low economic development. METHODS: A total of 982 girls and 986 boys, aged seven to 17 years old and assisted by Segundo Tempo P...