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Consumption of fruits and vegetables and health status of Mexican children from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012

Salud pública Méx; 56 (supl.2), 2014
Objective. To characterize the current consumption of fruits and vegetables based on the international recommendations, as well as its relationship to certain variables of interest in Mexican children aged 6 to 12 years. Materials and methods. Adherence to the international recommendations for the consum...

Effects of an intervention strategy for school children aimed at reducing overweight and obesity within the State of Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 56 (supl.2), 2014
Objective. This study explored the intervention effect of the "Nutrition on the Go" strategy on the prevalence of overweight and obesity (OW+O), according to the role played by different patterns. Materials and methods. Pattern Groups (PG) were determined based on schools' food availability and other var...

Barreras y oportunidades para la regulación de la publicidad de alimentos y bebidas dirigida a niños en México

Salud pública Méx; 56 (supl.2), 2014
Objetivos. Identificar barreras y oportunidades para la regulación de la publicidad de alimentos y bebidas para niños. Material y métodos. Estudio cualitativo. Se entrevistó a catorce informantes clave del ámbito legislativo, sector privado, funcionarios de la Secretaría de Salud y académicos invo...

Narrativa infantil en entornos escolares: Una estrategia de promoción de la salud

Salud pública Méx; 56 (supl.2), 2014
Objetivo. Describir el proceso de desarrollo de las capacidades de una población escolar en relación con la alimentación, actividad física y prevención de obesidad, dentro de una iniciativa de Escuela Promotora de Salud (EPS), implementada en una escuela primaria pública y sustentada en un enfoque ...

Contribution of formative research to design an environmental program for obesity prevention in schools in Mexico City

Salud pública Méx; 56 (supl.2), 2014
Objective. This paper describes the methods and key findings of formative research conducted to design a school-based program for obesity prevention. Materials and methods. Formative research was based on the ecological model and the principles of social marketing. A mixed method approach was used. Quali...

Promotion of water consumption in elementary school children in San Diego, USA and Tlaltizapan, Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 56 (supl.2), 2014
Objective. Consumption of water may help promote health and prevent obesity in children by decreasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. This study used evidence-based strategies to increase water consumption in Mexican-American and Mexican children. Materials and methods. In 2012, two schools in ...

Comparative study of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in children from Bogotá, Colombia and Toluca, Mexico
Comparative study of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in children from Bogotá, Colombia and Toluca, Mexico.

INTRODUCTION: Currently, cardiovascular risk factors have not been studied so extensively in young people. OBJECTIVE: To compare the cardiovascular risk factor between Colombian and Mexican children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a transversal, descriptive, comparative and clinical study. 30 children of...

Caminata al aza predictiva de la dinámica de oesidad: predicciones de obesidaad y sobrepeso en la población infantil de Colombia y de variación peso/talla y peso/edad en México

Rev. MED; 21 (2), 2013
La obesidad y el sobrepeso constituyen problemas de salud pública tanto a nivel mundial como en América Latina. La teoría de la probabilidad y la caminata al azar probabilista han sido base para el desarrollo de predicciones de la dinámica de diferentes epidemias. En este trabajo se estudió el creci...

Condición de vida de niños infectados por VIH/SIDA en San Luis Potosí, México
Life condition of children infected with HIV/AIDs, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Objetivo: Describir las condiciones en que se encuentran algunos niños y niñas que viven con VIH o con SIDA en el estado de San Luis Potosí. Materiales y Métodos: Se trabajó con una muestra de 12 niñas y niños de unos catorce años que viven con VIH/SIDA y asisten a consulta en un hospital públic...