Latin America's urbanisation is boosting obesity

Fraser, Barbara

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“…For example, during the economic crisis of 1999-2002, Argentina and Uruguay saw higher rates of poverty and concomitant higher adoption rates of urban agriculture to help feed citizens and increase family income, but subsequent improvements in local economies led to a reduction in the number of people involved in urban agriculture (Santandreu et al 2009). Obesity is also on the rise in South America; many of the urban poor are unable to gain access to nutritious food and are now relying on cheap, high-calorie foods (Fraser 2005). Improving urban food security will require wide-ranging policy responses, including support for urban agriculture.…”

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“…Improving urban food security will require wide-ranging policy responses, including support for urban agriculture. Brazil's "Zero Hunger" policy places much weight on urban agriculture as a means of improving food security and the nutrition of the nation (Fraser 2005 , and has also worked with international organizations to provide advice and training in Peru and Argentina. There have also been initiatives at the municipality level.…”

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Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Hamilton

Burry

Mok

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Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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International audienceUrban agriculture is receiving increasing attention throughout the developing world, but debate rages as to whether it is a blessing or a curse. Some see it as savior for the poor, providing food, and livelihoods, yet to others it is responsible for harboring and vectoring pathogenic diseases and is an archaic practice that has no place along the path toward development. Consequently, the activity receives a mixed reception, and despite much support in many instances, it certainly does not enjoy universal unimpeded progress. Here, we undertake a global tour of urban agriculture throughout the developing world in an attempt to elucidate the various benefits, costs, and hindrances associated with the practice. Through this analysis we identify the need for better understanding of the following six aspects if urban agriculture is to make a meaningful contribution to food security and sustenance of livelihoods in the future: (1) the global and regional extent of urban agriculture; (2) the contribution of urban agriculture to communicable diseases, especially malaria but also diarrheal disease; (3) the role that urban agriculture does and/or could play in abating both malnutrition and obesity; (4) the impacts of urban agriculture on women; (5) appropriate methods of achieving governance and institutional support; and (6) the risks posed by chemical pollutants, particularly as Africa becomes increasingly industrialized. Overlaying these, we suggest that the time is ripe to extend the debate about urban agriculture’s positive and negative environmental impacts—especially in relation to carbon emissions—from primarily a developed world concern to the developing world, particularly since it is the developing world where population growth and consequent resource use is increasing most rapidly

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Section: Innovative Urban Agriculture Programs In South Americamentioning

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Section: Innovative Urban Agriculture Programs In South Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Hamilton

Burry

Mok

et al. 2013

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

163

142

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“…La urbanización impacta a nivel individual dado que conlleva a cambios en infraestructura -menos movilidad vinculada con el transporte público y en las actividades diarias y, en general, mayor sedentarismo -junto con los cambios de hábitos nutricionales, la cual ha sido vinculada con las epidemias de obesidad (19) . En general, dentro de cada país ocurre también una transición de la epidemia de obesidad, es decir, inicialmente se focalizan en grupos de mayor estrato socioeconómi-co y posteriormente suele concentrarse en estratos más pobres.…”

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Transiciones en contexto: hallazgos vinculados a migración rural-urbana y enfermedades no transmisibles en Perú

Miranda¹,

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Smeeth³

2012

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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“…2,7 The increase in obesity prevalence is believed to be related to globalization and progression through the epidemiological transition from acute infectious diseases to chronic diseases, adoption of a Westernized diet, and decreased opportunities for regular physical activity. 8 There are a variety of settings in which to intervene on the childhood obesity epidemic. The healthcare setting (i.e., medical clinics) is one such example.…”

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Interventions for the treatment of obesity among children and adolescents in Latin America: a systematic review

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Objective. The objective of this systematic literature review was to identify evidence-based strategies associated with effective healthcare interventions for prevention or treatment of childhood obesity in Latin America. Materials and methods. A systematic review of peer-reviewed, obesityrelated interventions implemented in the healthcare setting was conducted. Inclusion criteria included: implementation in Latin America, aimed at overweight or obese children and evaluation of at least one obesity-related outcome (e.g., body mass index (BMI), z-score, weight, and waist circumference, and body fat). Results. Five interventions in the healthcare setting targeting obese children in Latin America were identified. All five studies showed significant changes in BMI, and the majority produced sufficient to large effect sizes through emphasizing physical activity and health eating. Conclusion. Despite the limited number of intervention studies that treat obesity in the healthcare setting, there is evidence that interventions in this setting can be effective in creating positive anthropometric changes in overweight and obese children.Key words: overweight; quality of health care; child; adolescents; intervention studies; review Nagle BJ, Holub CK, Barquera S, Sánchez-Romero LM, Eisenberg CM, Rivera-Dommarco JA, Mehta SM, Lobelo F, Arredondo EM, Elder JP. Intervenciones para el tratamiento de la obesidad en niños y adolescentes en Latinoamérica: una revisión sistemática. Salud Publica Mex 2013;55 supl 3:S434-S440. ResumenObjetivo. El objetivo de esta revisión sistemática de la literatura fue identificar estrategias basadas en evidencia asociadas con intervenciones en salud efectivas para la prevención y el tratamiento de la obesidad infantil en Latinoamérica. Material y métodos. Se realizó una revisión sistemática por pares de intervenciones relacionadas con la obesidad, que fueron llevadas a cabo en clínicas de atención para la salud. Criterios de inclusión: implementadas en Latinoamérica, dirigidas a niños con obesidad y sobrepeso y evaluación de por lo menos un reultado relacionado con obesidad (ej. ín-dice de masa corporal (IMC), puntaje Z, peso, circunferencia de cintura o grasa corporal). Resultados. Se identificaron cinco intervenciones dirigidas a niños obesos en clínicas de salud en Latinoamérica. Todas las intervenciones mostraron cambios significativos en IMC y la mayoría obtuvo un tamaño del efecto grande a través de la promoción de actividad física y alimentación saludable. Conclusión. A pesar del número limitado de estudios de intervención para tratar la obesidad en clínicas de salud, existe evidencia que las intervenciones en estos lugares pueden ser efectivas en alcanzar cambios antropométricos positivos en los niños con obesidad y sobrepeso. In countries where prospective data are available increases in the prevalence of obesity have been found, especially in areas that are more developed.2,7 The increase in obesity prevalence is believed to be related to globalization and progression through the...

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Latin America's urbanisation is boosting obesity

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Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Transiciones en contexto: hallazgos vinculados a migración rural-urbana y enfermedades no transmisibles en Perú

Interventions for the treatment of obesity among children and adolescents in Latin America: a systematic review

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