Overweight and obesity are a global epidemic with rates having risen to alarming levels in both developed and developing countries. Chile has been no exemption, with sharp increases in obesity prevalence, especially among school-age children. This paper describes the policy actions and strategies impleme...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
El sobrepeso es una epidemia de constante crecimiento a nivel mundial. En Chile, el programa Vida Sana intenta, a través de una perspectiva educacional, reducir el sobrepeso y obesidad en niños y adultos, realizando talleres sobre alimentación saludable y actividad física.
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During the last decades the prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity in Europe has grown. Although it is possibly levelling off in some areas of Europe, the scale of childhood obesity and its associated morbidities and costs remains considerable. Obese children and adolescents are more likely than ...
Overweight and obesity are increasingly prevalent in Europe. In the European Region, the growing prevalence of overweight – a body mass index (BMI) over 25 kg/m2 – ranges from about 25% to 75% of the adult population. Up to a third of the adult population, about 130 million people, are obese – with...
