2021
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-59702021000100012
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Abstract: This paper argues that many of the foundations and trends that led to the rise in obesity and other diet-related health problems in Latin America began to develop in the late nineteenth century. The tendency towards presentism in the nutrition transition literature provides a much abbreviated and limited history of changes in diet and weight. Whereas medical and nutrition researchers have tended to emphasize the recent onset of the crisis, a historical perspective suggests that increasingly global food sourcin… Show more

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“…Latin American countries present a marked cultural diversity and, in general, suffer from political and economic instability which limits the population's access to health services, particularly the population that is geographically or economically disadvantaged (Ruano et al, 2021). In addition, the introduction of commodity production into the local economy promoted the consumption of UPF, even in rural communities (Ablard, 2021). Moreover, industrialization, already widespread in Latin American countries, may have catalyzed the development of eating disorders (Pan American Health Organization, 2015; Pike et al, 2014), that despite being distinguished from FA, share similar clinical manifestations (Davis, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Latin American countries present a marked cultural diversity and, in general, suffer from political and economic instability which limits the population's access to health services, particularly the population that is geographically or economically disadvantaged (Ruano et al, 2021). In addition, the introduction of commodity production into the local economy promoted the consumption of UPF, even in rural communities (Ablard, 2021). Moreover, industrialization, already widespread in Latin American countries, may have catalyzed the development of eating disorders (Pan American Health Organization, 2015; Pike et al, 2014), that despite being distinguished from FA, share similar clinical manifestations (Davis, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%