Childhood obesity in Mexico: Influencing factors and prevention strategies

• Main Authors: Teresa Shamah-Levy (Author), Lucia Cuevas-Nasu (Author), Elsa B. Gaona-Pineda (Author), Danae G. Valenzuela-Bravo (Author), Ignacio Méndez Gómez-Humarán (Author), Marco A. Ávila-Arcos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundOverweight and obesity in school-age children, in Mexico as in other countries around the world, is a rapidly increasing public health problem within recent years, with important consequences for the future health of the population. Various national strategies at the individual and communi...