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    • Accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators among Latin American aults: a multi-country study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Marques, Adilson; Barreira, Tiago V.; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Guajardo, Viviana; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco; Guzmán Habinger, Juan Manuel; Valdivia Moral, Pedro; Suárez Reyes, Mónica; Ihle, Andreas; Gouveira, Élvio Rúbio; Fisberg, Mauro (2021)
      The aim of the present study was to examine the sex-related associations between accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries. We analyzed data from 2524 ...

    • Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America: ELANS Multi-Country Study 

      Guzmán Habinger, Juan Manuel; Lobos Chávez, Javiera; Mahecha Matsudo, Sandra Marcela; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Cofre Bolados, Cristian Javier; Farías Valenzuela, Claudio; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco; Fisberg, Mauro; Werneck, André de Oliveira; da Silva, Danilo Rodrigues; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes (2020-09-24)
      Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the association between active transportation and obesity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries. Methods: Data from the ELANS study, an observational ...

    • Anthropometric Profile of Latin American Population: Results from the ELANS Study 

      Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Kovalskys, Irina; Gerardi, Alejandro; Hernández Rivas, Pablo Ignacio; Sifontes, Yaritza; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Méndez Pérez, Betty; Landaeta Jiménez, Maritza; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Rigotti, Attilio; Fisberg, Mauro; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná (2021-11-08)
      Background: Latin America has experienced changes in lifestyle since 1960. Aim: The aim was to determine the prevalence of obesity and stunting among eight countries of Latin American and to identify the determinant risk ...

    • Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years; an interational comparison in eigth Latina American countries 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira; Scholes, Shaun; Celis Morales, Carlos A.; Solé, Dirceu (2020-01-21)
      Background: Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary intake and physical activity (PA) patterns in this ...

    • Association of moderate-to vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eigth Latin American countries 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Pires, Carlos; Solé, Dirceu (2019)
      Background: Physical activity is a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are relatively few studies that explore the effect of accelerometer-determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ...

    • Consumption of Brazil nuts with high selenium levels increased inflammation biomarkers in obese women: A randomized controlled trial 

      Duarte, Graziela Biude Silva; Reis, Bruna Zavarize; Rogero, Marcelo Macedo; Vargas Méndez, Ernesto; Barbosa Júnior, Fernando; Cercato, Cintia; Cozzolino, Silvia Maria Franciscato (2019)
      Objective: Increased inflammatory response is an important factor in the pathophysiology of obesity. The mineral selenium (Se), of which one of the main food sources is the Brazil nut, has important antioxidant ...

    • Correlation between Neck Cricumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study 

      Liria Domínguez, Reyna Stephanie; Pérez Albela Rodríguez, Marcela; Vásquez, María Paz; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Rigotti, Attilio; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella (2021-11-15)
      Abstract Neck circumference (NC) is being used to identify the risk of chronic diseases. There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Latin America, and neck circumference is a simple and practical measurement ...

    • Perfil antropométrico y prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en la población urbana de Costa Rica entre los 20 y 65 años agrupados por sexo: Resultados del Estudio Latino Americano de Nutrición y Salud 

      Gómez Salas, Georgina; Quesada Quesada, Dayana; Monge Rojas, Rafael (2020)
      Introduction: obesity is a disease that greatly affects the region of the Americas. This condition implies an increase risk of developing serious health outcomes such as cardiometabolic disease, type 2 diabetes and some ...