Association between eating patterns and body mass index in a sample of children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Nadya Helena Alves dos Santos (Author), Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone (Author), Maurício Lima Barreto (Author), Luce Alves da Silva (Author), Rita de Cássia Ribeiro Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between eating patterns and body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study of 1,247 male and female students, aged between 6 and 12, from public elementary schools in São Francisco do Conde, Bahia State, Brasil...