2016
DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2015.0227121
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Prevalence of stunting and overweight/obesity among Brazilian children according to different epidemiological scenarios: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: Among Brazilian children, stunting continues to be a socially determined public health problem that mainly affects marginalized populations. This problem coexists with significant rates of overweight/obesity affecting all social groups.

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“…The prevalence of overweight and stunting found in this study is in line with the findings reported in a metaanalysis of samples from public health services [28]. Another study that also focused on SISVAN presented similar results [13].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The prevalence of overweight and stunting found in this study is in line with the findings reported in a metaanalysis of samples from public health services [28]. Another study that also focused on SISVAN presented similar results [13].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…No passado, a obesidade era encontrada em populações abastadas com disponibilidade abundante de energia, ao passo que hoje está associada a países em desenvolvimento, com baixa renda per capita e baixa qualidade alimentar (VELASQUES et al, 2011). Além disso, estudos recentes destacaram a coexistência entre subnutrição e obesidade em famílias com baixa renda (SOUSA et al, 2016). Nesses estudos, foram observados que membros da mesma família apresentaram obesidade ou baixa estatura, ou seja, mães com obesidade e os filhos com baixa estatura (BARQUERA et al, 2007), bem como sobrepeso ou obesidade concomitante à baixa estatura no mesmo indivíduo (FERNALD;NEUFELD, 2007).…”
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“…The inequality that marks the distribution of resources in the country is also imprinted on the evolution of the nutritional status of the Brazilian child. 23,24 Throughout Latin America, social (urbanization, women's education, greater access to health services, increased workload and importance of women in the labor market) and contextual (increase in per capita income, national income distribution programs) changes have affected the availability, accessibility and demand for certain foods, under the strong influence of advertising and marketing. The nutritional transition results in a diet rich in fat, sugar and low in nutrients, which is associated with increased risk of infections, impaired immune system and growth deficits.…”
Section: Nutritional Transition In Developing Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%