WAIST/HEIGHT RATIO: A MARKER OF NUTRITIONAL ALTERATION IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
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Waist/height Ratio: a Marker of Nutritional Alteration in Preschool Children”
Introduction: The prevalence of obesity in Brazil is progressively increasing among children. In obese individuals, the concentration of fat in the abdominal region is a predictive marker for future health problems. Among the indicators of central adiposity, the waist-to-height ratio (WHR) has been shown to be more sensitive for predicting future health hazards than waist circumference alone. O...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Growth and Development
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2175-3598,0104-1282
DOI: 10.7322/jhdg.88962