Effectiveness of a 16-month multi-component and environmental school-based intervention for recovery of poor income overweight/obese children and adolescents: study protocol of the health multipliers program

• Main Authors: Pollyanna Fernandes Patriota (Author), Andrea Rocha Filgueiras (Author), Viviane Belucci Pires de Almeida (Author), Guilherme Aparecido Costa Alexmovitz (Author), Carlos Eduardo da Silva (Author), Vivian Fortuna Feres de Carvalho (Author), Natália Carvalho (Author), Maria Paula de Albuquerque (Author), Semiramis Martins Alvares Domene (Author), Wagner Luiz do Prado (Author), Gustavo Enrique Salazar Torres (Author), Ana Paula Reis de Oliveira (Author), Ricardo Sesso (Author), Ana Lydia Sawaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Excess of weight is a serious public health concern in almost all countries, afflicting people of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Studies have indicated the need for developing treatment strategies that intervene directly in the obesogenic environment. This study ai...