Diet scores and cardio-metabolic risk factors among Guatemalan young adults
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Five-year changes in adiposity and cardio-metabolic risk factors among Guatemalan young adults.
BACKGROUND Rapidly transitioning societies are experiencing dramatic increases in obesity and cardio-metabolic risk; however, few prospective studies from developing countries have quantified these increases or described their joint relationships. METHODS We collected dietary, physical activity, demographic, anthropometric and cardio-metabolic risk factor data from 376 Guatemalan young adults...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1017/s000711450813584x