Stunting and overweight among children in Northeast Brazil: prevalence, trends (1992-2005-2015) and associated risk factors from repeated cross-sectional surveys

• Main Authors: Haroldo da Silva Ferreira (Author), Gabriela Tenório Albuquerque (Author), Tamara Rodrigues dos Santos (Author), Rosália de Lima Barbosa (Author), Andressa Lima Cavalcante (Author), Luísa Elvira Cavazzani Duarte (Author), Monica Lopes de Assunção (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background A study involving children from Alagoas (Northeast Brazil) revealed that, as a consequence of a drastic reduction in the prevalence of stunting between 1992 to 2005, (22.5 to 11.4%) combined with an increase in overweight prevalence (6.7 to 9.3%), the prevalence of these two cond...