<b>Prevalence of obesity and overweight in schoolchildren aged 7 to 12 years from a city in southern Brazil</b>

• Main Authors: Airton Pozo de Mattos (Author), Lisiane Reis Brum (Author), Leandro Trentin (Author), Ricardo Rodrigo Rech (Author), Ricardo Halpern (Author), Cristine Boone Costanzi (Author), Mauren Lúcia de Araújo Bergmann (Author), Lidiane Requia Alli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of obesity and overweight has been increasing worldwide over the last few years. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity and overweight in schoolchildren aged 7 to 12 years from a mid-sized city in southern Brazil, and to determine possible associations wit...