Obesity in Mexico: rapid epidemiological transition and food industry interference in health policies
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Epidemiological and nutritional transition in Mexico: rapid increase of non-communicable chronic diseases and obesity.
OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper is to characterise the epidemiological and nutritional transition and their determinants in Mexico. DESIGN Age-adjusted standardised mortality rates (SMRs) due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), diabetes mellitus and hypertension were calculated for 1980-1998. Changes in the prevalences of overweight and obesity in women and children and of dietary int...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2213-8587
DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(20)30269-2