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Prevalence of overweight preschool children in public day care centers: a cross-sectional study

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Title
Prevalence of overweight preschool children in public day care centers: a cross-sectional study
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Sao Paulo Medical Journal, September 2012
DOI 10.1590/s1516-31802012000400004
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Viviane Gabriela Nascimento, Janaína Paula Costa da Silva, Ciro João Bertoli, Luiz Carlos Abreu, Vitor Engrácia Valenti, Claudio Leone

Abstract

Brazil is undergoing a period of epidemiological transition associated with demographic and nutritional changes. The prevalence of obesity is also increasing in children and is causing numerous health problems that are becoming public health issues. The aim here was to evaluate the prevalence of overweight among children of two and three years of age.

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