Open AccessPrevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among 2, 162 Brazilian school adolescents
Author(s) -
Clarice Siqueira Silva,
Cyro Teixeira da Silva,
Bruna Soares Ferreira,
Francielle Dal Mora da Silva,
Patricia Siqueira Silva,
Analúcia Rampazzo Xavier
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.176364
Subject(s) - underweight , overweight , medicine , obesity , body mass index , anthropometry , demography , population , pediatrics , public health , environmental health , endocrinology , nursing , sociology
The nutritional profile of the Brazilian population has changed in recent years. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of nutritional status among Brazilian school adolescents during the period from January 2014 to December 2014.