Environmental, Socioeconomic, Maternal, and Breastfeeding Factors Associated with Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Ceará, Brazil: A Population-Based Study

Environmental, Socioeconomic, Maternal, and Breastfeeding Factors Associated with Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Ceará, Brazil: A Population-Based Study

Childhood obesity is now an epidemic in many countries worldwide and is known to be a multifactorial condition. We aimed to examine the relationship of environmental, socioeconomic, and nutritional factors with childhood overweight and obesity. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study o...

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Main Authors: Sabrina G. M. O. Rocha, Hermano A. L. Rocha, Álvaro J. M. Leite, Márcia M. T. Machado, Ana C. Lindsay, Jocileide S. Campos, Antônio J. L. A. Cunha, Anamaria C. e Silva, Luciano L. Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
childhood overweight
childhood obesity
determinants
breastfeeding
nutrition
brazil
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/5/1557

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