Overweight Is More Prevalent Than Stunting and Is Associated with Socioeconomic Status, Maternal Obesity, and a Snacking Dietary Pattern in School Children from Bogotá, Colombia
Open Access
- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 139 (2) , 370-376
- https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.108.098111
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of overweight in school-aged children from Bogotá, Colombia and to examine its associatKeywords
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