Stunting: its relation to overweight, global or localized adiposity and risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases Deficit estatural: relações com sobrepeso, adiposidade global ou localizada e fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não-transmissíveis

• Main Authors: Valéria Cristina Ribeiro Vieira (Author), Sylvia do Carmo Castro Fransceschini (Author), Mauro Fisberg (Author), Sílvia Eloiza Priore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article discloses and discusses recent findings that have associated stunting - which still represents the most prevalent deviation from normal body measurements among children living in developing countries - with overweight and higher adiposity, mainly in the central region of the body, and t...