Journal
OBESITY REVIEWS
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 373-377Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00575.x
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Adolescents; Bolivia; DHS; overweight; South America; women
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- Nutrition Tiers Monde
- Belgian non-profit foundation
- Bolivian association CIAPS (Formerly PIAS)
- Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Secondary analysis of Bolivian Demographic and Health Surveys 1994, 1998 and 2003 revealed a steady raising trend in levels of overweight and obesity among women in childbearing age (20-45 years), reaching 30% and 15% respectively in 2003. Adolescents' cross-sectional data suggest that overweight and obesity are mainly found in urban areas. Applying the Bolivian body mass index-for-age reference, obesity reached 5% in adolescents, while overweight affects 14% of adolescents. This overview highlights the importance of including the prevention of weight gain among the public health nutrition policies in Bolivia.
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