Associated factors of overweight in adolescents from public schools in Northern Minas Gerais State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Lucinéia de Pinho (Author), Ana Cristina de C. Botelho (Author), Antônio Prates Caldeira (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: In order to support plans and actions that combat the local increasing overweight and obesity prevalence in adolescents, the factors associated to weight excess in public school students from Montes Claros, MG, Southeast Brazil, were studied.METHODS: Cross-sectional study with a sample of...