Prevalence of obesity and overweight in schoolchildren aged 7 to 12 years from a city in southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Ricardo Rodrigo Rech (Author), Ricardo Halpern (Author), Cristine Boone Costanzi (Author), Mauren Lúcia de Araújo Bergmann (Author), Lidiane Requia Alli (Author), Airton Pozo de Mattos (Author), Leandro Trentin (Author), Lisiane Reis Brum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of obesity and overweight has been increasing worldwide over the last few years. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity and overweight in schoolchildren aged 7 to 12 years from a mid-sized city in southern Brazil, and to determine possible associations wit...