Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Portuguese children (6-8 years old) using three definition criteria: COSI PORTUGAL, 2008

Introduction: Previous studies places Portugal among the five countries with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity in Europe. This paper describes the prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity in Portuguese children of 6-8 years of age, based on the first data collection from COSI Portuga...

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Main Author: Rito, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Wijnhoven, Trudy M.A. (author), Rutter, Harry (author), Carvalho, Maria Ana (author), Paixão, Eleonora (author), Ramos, Carlos (author), Cláudio, Débora (author), Espanca, Rosa (author), Sancho, Teresa (author), Cerqueira, Zélia (author), Carvalho, Rita (author), Faria, Carmo (author), Feliciano, Elsa (author), Breda, João (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Estilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúde
Obesity
Overweight
Children
Portugal
Nutritional Surveillance
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1110
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/1110

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1110

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