Health promotion initiatives at school related to overweight, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Recife, Brazil

• Main Authors: Myrtis Katille de Assunção Bezerra (Author), Eduardo Freese de Carvalho (Author), Juliana Souza Oliveira (Author), Eduarda Ângela Pessoa Cesse (Author), Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira (Author), Jonathan Galvão Tenório Cavalcante (Author), Vanessa Sá Leal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The emergence of diseases such as dyslipidemia, systemic arterial hypertension, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents has brought about a change in the epidemiologic profile of the pediatric population. As action to promote health in the school env...