The prevalence of excess weight between adolescents of private schools from Fortaleza: preliminary data

The prevalence of excess weight between adolescents of private schools from Fortaleza: preliminary data

Nowadays overweight is a condition that prepares adolescents to several chronical diseases in the future. Thus, the objective was to fi nd out overweight and obesity cases in private schools’ adolescents from Fortaleza. 307 students between 12 and 17 years of age were investigated in the months of...

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Main Authors: Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo, Hérica Cristina Alves de Vasconcelos, Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno, Lívia Silva de Almeida, Polyana Carina Viana da Silva, Robeto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2008-08-01
Series:Rev Rene
Subjects:
Overweight
Obesity
Adolescent health
Prevalence.
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5227
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