Prevalence of weight excess in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Caroline Ferraz Simões (Author), Wendell Arthur Lopes (Author), Jane Maria Remor (Author), João Carlos Locateli (Author), Felipe Bandeira Lima (Author), Tamires Leal Cordeiro dos Santos (Author), Nelson Nardo Junior (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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The prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide, no mattering age groups and socioeconomic status. In Brazil, it is still unclear the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents, since most Brazilian studies have only verified regional prevalence of obesity. Therefore, the aim of the...