Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years: an international comparison in eight Latin American countries

• Main Authors: Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari (Author), Irina Kovalskys (Author), Mauro Fisberg (Author), Georgina Gomez (Author), Attilio Rigotti (Author), Lilia Yadira Cortés Sanabria (Author), Martha Cecilia Yépez García (Author), Rossina Gabriella Pareja Torres (Author), Marianella Herrera-Cuenca (Author), Ioná Zalcman Zimberg (Author), Viviana Guajardo (Author), Michael Pratt (Author), Agatha Nogueira Previdelli (Author), Shaun Scholes (Author), Carlos A. Celis-Morales (Author), Dirceu Solé (Author), on behalf of the ELANS Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary intake and physical activity (PA) patterns in this population. Therefore, we characterized anthropometry, dietary intake, PA a...