The case for investment in nutritional interventions to prevent and reduce childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Peru: a modelling study

• Main Authors: Maria Elena Ugaz (Author), Christina L. Meyer (Author), Angela M. Jackson-Morris (Author), Daphne Wu (Author), M. Michelle Jimenez (Author), Carlos Rojas-Davila (Author), Carlos Orlando Zegarra Zamalloa (Author), Elizabeth F. Ludwig-Borycz (Author), D'Arcy Williams (Author), Jo Jewell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Between 2006 and 2016 the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 5-19 years in Peru increased from 22.7 to 27.0%. This investment case quantifies the economic impacts of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Peru. It identifies and q...