Effect of multi-component school-based program on body mass index, cardiovascular and diabetes risks in a multi-ethnic study

• Main Authors: Paula Costa-Urrutia (Author), Rafael Álvarez-Fariña (Author), Carolina Abud (Author), Valentina Franco-Trecu (Author), Julián Esparza-Romero (Author), Cruz Mónica López-Morales (Author), Martha Eunice Rodríguez-Arellano (Author), Jaime Valle Leal (Author), Valentina Colistro (Author), Julio Granados (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mexico occupies one of the first places worldwide in childhood obesity. Its Mestizo and Indigenous communities present different levels of westernization which have triggered different epidemiological diseases. We assessed the effects of a multi-component school-based interventio...