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Promoting Active Lifestyles and Healthy Urban Spaces: The Cultural and Spatial Transformation of Bogotá, Colombia
This chapter describes the recent transformation in the lives of the citizens of Bogotá, Colombia, and in the urban environment they share. Statistics point to substantial qualitative and quantitative improvements
in this large, bustling, cosmopolitan world capital. (Promoting Active Lifestyles and Healthy Urban Spaces, Scientific Publication 162, 2005, 161-180)
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Overweight and Aerobic Fitness in Children in the United States/Mexico Border Region.
To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2004, 15 (4):262-271) (You can purchase this article)
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Overweight and Aerobic Fitness in Children in the United States/Mexico Border Region.
To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2004, 15 (4):262-271) (You can purchase this article)
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Overweight and Aerobic Fitness in Children in the United States/Mexico Border Region.
To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2004, 15 (4):262-271) (You can purchase this article)
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The Obesity Epidemic in the Americas: Making Healthy Choices the Easiest Choices
To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2004, 15(4):278-284) (You can purchase this article)
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The Obesity Epidemic in the Americas: Making Healthy Choices the Easiest Choices
To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2004, 15(4):278-284) (You can purchase this article)
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Prevalence of and risk factors for overweight among school girls 12 to 19 years old in a semi-urban region of Ecuador
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of overweight and identify its risk factors in school girls between the ages of 12 and 19 in a semi-urban region of Ecuador and to explore the potential relationship between the adolescents' body mass index (BMI) and their physical activity, caloric intake, and macronutrient intake, as well as be tween their BMI and their parents' estimated BMI. (Rev Panam Salud Pública, 2003 13(5):277-284)
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Prevalence of and risk factors for overweight among school girls 12 to 19 years old in a semi-urban region of Ecuador
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of overweight and identify its risk factors in school girls between the ages of 12 and 19 in a semi-urban region of Ecuador and to explore the potential relationship between the adolescents' body mass index (BMI) and their physical activity, caloric intake, and macronutrient intake, as well as be tween their BMI and their parents' estimated BMI. (Rev Panam Salud Pública, 2003 13(5):277-284)
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What do we do about the problem of overweight and obesity in the Americas?
In this article of the Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health address the growing epidemic of obesity in the Region of the Americas, focusing on the English-speaking Caribbean. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2003, 13(5):275-276)
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What do we do about the problem of overweight and obesity in the Americas?
In this article of the Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health address the growing epidemic of obesity in the Region of the Americas, focusing on the English-speaking Caribbean. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2003, 13(5):275-276)
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Obesity: diagnosis and prescription for action in the English-speaking Caribbean.
Obesity has been the silent global epidemic of the last 30 years. This paper will briefly outline the dimensions of the problem in the English-speaking Caribbean; its enormous impact on health, quality of life, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs; its major causes; and a prescription for concerted, urgent regional action. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2003 13(5):336-340)
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Obesity: diagnosis and prescription for action in the English-speaking Caribbean.
Obesity has been the silent global epidemic of the last 30 years. This paper will briefly outline the dimensions of the problem in the English-speaking Caribbean; its enormous impact on health, quality of life, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs; its major causes; and a prescription for concerted, urgent regional action. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2003 13(5):336-340)
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Costa Rican elementary school Children
This article presents a study carried out from July 2000 to April 2001 to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban and rural Costa Rican elementary school children. (Rev Panam Salud Pública, 2003 13(1))
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Costa Rican elementary school Children
This article presents a study carried out from July 2000 to April 2001 to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban and rural Costa Rican elementary school children. (Rev Panam Salud Pública, 2003 13(1))
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A comparison of distribution curves of body mass index from Brazil and the United States for assessing overweight and obesity in Brazilian adolescents.
The objective of this study is to assess the validity of recommendations for use of the 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass index (BMI) of the population in the United States of America as a screening tool to assess overweight/obesity in adolescents. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2001; 10(2):79-85)
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A comparison of distribution curves of body mass index from Brazil and the United States for assessing overweight and obesity in Brazilian adolescents.
The objective of this study is to assess the validity of recommendations for use of the 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass index (BMI) of the population in the United States of America as a screening tool to assess overweight/obesity in adolescents. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2001; 10(2):79-85)
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Identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults.
Overweight and obesity are increasing in prevalence in nations all over the world. Nevertheless, overweight and obesity have not received the attention they deserve from primary-care practitioners, in part because of the lack of authoritative information to guide treatment. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2001;10(2):118-124)
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Identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults.
Overweight and obesity are increasing in prevalence in nations all over the world. Nevertheless, overweight and obesity have not received the attention they deserve from primary-care practitioners, in part because of the lack of authoritative information to guide treatment. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2001;10(2):118-124)
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Identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults.
Overweight and obesity are increasing in prevalence in nations all over the world. Nevertheless, overweight and obesity have not received the attention they deserve from primary-care practitioners, in part because of the lack of authoritative information to guide treatment. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2001;10(2):118-124)
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Factors in Obesity: Current Views
This chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, analyzes the relative influence of genetic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors in obesity and interprets studies that calculate the contribution of hereditary and environmental factors to obesity. Also includes a review of works that lay the foundation for an inverse relationship between socioeconomic status and the prevalence of obesity in women. Page: 23 – 28 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Factors in Obesity: Current Views
This chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, analyzes the relative influence of genetic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors in obesity and interprets studies that calculate the contribution of hereditary and environmental factors to obesity. Also includes a review of works that lay the foundation for an inverse relationship between socioeconomic status and the prevalence of obesity in women. Page: 23 – 28 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Socioanthropological Aspects of Obesity in Poverty
This chapter of the book "Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge" discusses that dietary habits and a predisposition to obesity are created through an ongoing inter-relationship with social conditions, and depend more on the influence of economic factors than on nutritional education, because foods are chosen on the basis of price, the level of satiety they produce, and the family’s economic situation. Gender is another important aspect in the prevalence of obesity among women of low socioeconomic status. Page: 11 -- 22 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Socioanthropological Aspects of Obesity in Poverty
This chapter of the book "Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge" discusses that dietary habits and a predisposition to obesity are created through an ongoing inter-relationship with social conditions, and depend more on the influence of economic factors than on nutritional education, because foods are chosen on the basis of price, the level of satiety they produce, and the family’s economic situation. Gender is another important aspect in the prevalence of obesity among women of low socioeconomic status. Page: 11 -- 22 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Obesity in Adolescence
In this chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, the author divides his article into three parts: changes in adiposity and fat distributions during puberty; characteristics of the obese adolescent; and reduction of risks of obesity and associated morbidity in adulthood. Page: 117 – 124 (You can purchase this article)
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Obesity in Adolescence
In this chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, the author divides his article into three parts: changes in adiposity and fat distributions during puberty; characteristics of the obese adolescent; and reduction of risks of obesity and associated morbidity in adulthood. Page: 117 – 124 (You can purchase this article)
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Obesity in Adolescence
In this chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, the author divides his article into three parts: changes in adiposity and fat distributions during puberty; characteristics of the obese adolescent; and reduction of risks of obesity and associated morbidity in adulthood. Page: 117 – 124 (You can purchase this article)
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Issues for Public Health Surveillance of Obesity: Prevalence, Incidence, and Secular Trend
In this chapter of the book "Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge", the author explains the basic measurements of the presence of a disease that are indispensable for monitoring obesity: prevalence, incidence, and secular trends. Page: 87 – 93 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Issues for Public Health Surveillance of Obesity: Prevalence, Incidence, and Secular Trend
In this chapter of the book "Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge", the author explains the basic measurements of the presence of a disease that are indispensable for monitoring obesity: prevalence, incidence, and secular trends. Page: 87 – 93 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Physical Activity Patterns in Central America
This paper, a chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, describes the effects of urbanization and industrialization on the lifestyles of rural populations. Economic pressures and incentives that promote migration to urban peripheral areas determine an increase in the risk of obesity. Page: 29 – 38 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Obesity and Poverty: a Pending Challenge in Chile
In the paper, a chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, on the epidemiological transition in Chile, the author analyzes the socioeconomic, demographic, and epidemiological factors and the lifestyles associated with obesity in Chile. In addition, they describe the characteristics of risk factors for nutritionally based chronic diseases. Page: 41 – 49 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Epidemiologic and Demographic Transition: A Typology of Latin America and Caribbean Countries.
In this chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, the author presents and interprets the results of an exploratory analysis of demographic and epidemiological indicators in 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The analysis is directed towards building a typology of countries that could be used to formulate a strategy for researching the trends and determinants of changes in health profiles. Page: 77 – 84 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Epidemiologic and Demographic Transition: A Typology of Latin America and Caribbean Countries.
In this chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, the author presents and interprets the results of an exploratory analysis of demographic and epidemiological indicators in 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The analysis is directed towards building a typology of countries that could be used to formulate a strategy for researching the trends and determinants of changes in health profiles. Page: 77 – 84 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Epidemiologic and Demographic Transition: A Typology of Latin America and Caribbean Countries.
In this chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, the author presents and interprets the results of an exploratory analysis of demographic and epidemiological indicators in 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The analysis is directed towards building a typology of countries that could be used to formulate a strategy for researching the trends and determinants of changes in health profiles. Page: 77 – 84 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Anthropometric Indicators of Obesity: Epidemiologic and Public Health Aspects of Their Development and Use
The author asserts that developing appropriate anthropometric indicators for obesity poses three critical questions: the objective of identifying obese or overweight people; the selection of an anthropometric indicators; and the selection of an optimum cutoff point for that indicator. (Chapter in "Obesity and Poverty: A New Public Health Challenge," 2000; pp95–100) (You can purchase this chapter)
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Anthropometric Indicators of Obesity: Epidemiologic and Public Health Aspects of Their Development and Use
The author asserts that developing appropriate anthropometric indicators for obesity poses three critical questions: the objective of identifying obese or overweight people; the selection of an anthropometric indicators; and the selection of an optimum cutoff point for that indicator. (Chapter in "Obesity and Poverty: A New Public Health Challenge," 2000; pp95–100) (You can purchase this chapter)
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