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(1976)The results of a food supplementation study conducted in four chronically malnourished rural villages in Guatemala were analyzed to determine possible effects on the study children's early mental and physical development. ...
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(PAHOJamaicaKingston, 1984)
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(2015)Objective. To quantify the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related factors in a crosssectional,observational study of Caribbean students using the results of three recent surveys of health behavior among undergraduates ...
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(2018)[ABSTRACT]. Objectives. To determine clusters of individuals who present similar health behaviors in terms of diet, physical activity, and sedentarism, in four countries of the Americas: Brazil (2013), Chile (2009), Mexico ...
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(2018)[ABSTRACT]. The global health burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is large and growing, and this group of diseases already accounts for 70% of total deaths. Global evidence indicates that the high health burden of ...
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(2019)[ABSTRACT]. Excess sodium intake is associated with adverse health effects, and reducing its intake is a strategy that improves population health. However, estimating sodium intake is challenging and new options for ...
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(PAHOUnited StatesWashington, D.C., 2021)The WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020 (WHO Global Action Plan) recognizes the critical importance of reducing the level of exposure of individuals and populations ...
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(2022)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To assess the ability of low-income families to obtain a standard basket of healthy foods before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. The costs of 191 food items were averaged from supermarkets, ...
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(2022)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To evaluate how sociodemographic factors and food intake affect survey respondents’ perceptions of the quality of their diet. Methods. This cross-sectional analysis is based on a nonprobability sample ...
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(2022)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To identify and assess the determinants of unhealthy dietary habits among a sample of survey participants in Jamaica. Methods. Because of resource constraints, this cross-sectional assessment is based ...