• Energy imbalance gap, anthropometric measures, lifestyle, and sociodemographic correlates in Latin American adults. Results from the ELANS study 

      Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Hernández Rivas, Pablo Ignacio; Yépez Almeida, Rafaela; Villar Cáceres, Mónica; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Rigotti, Attilio; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro (2022-01)
      Overweight and obesity are often explained by an imbalance between energy intake and ex penditure. This, in addition to metabolic effects, makes it difficult to assess the real state of individual energy balance. This study ...
    • Food Sources of Shortfall Nutrients among Latin Americans: Results from the Latin American Study of Health and Nutrition (ELANS) 

      Leme, Ana Carolina Barco; Fisberg, Regina Mara; de Melo, Aline Veroneze; Hermes Sales, Cristiane; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Haines, Jess; Rigotti, Attilio; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Kovalskys, Irina; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Fisberg, Mauro (2021-05-07)
      Increased consumption of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods can lead to inadequate intakes of shortfall nutrients, including vitamin A, D, C, and E, dietary folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and fiber. The ...
    • Intake of Vitamin E and C in Women of Reproductive Age: Results from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS) 

      Busso, Dolores; David Nazer, Andrea; Peñailillo Escarate, Reyna Stephanie; Echeverría, Guadalupe; Rigotti, Attilio; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Fisberg, Mauro (2021-06-07)
      Vitamin E was identified as a lipophilic compound essential to maintain rat pregnancy. Low vitamin E intake during early pregnancy associates with congenital malformations and embryonic loss in animals and with miscarriage ...
    • Is the perceived neighborhood built environment associated with domain-specific physical activity in Latin American adults? An eight-country observational study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Werneck, André de Oliveira; da Silva, Danilo Rodrigues; 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; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Fernando; Marques, Adilson; Cerin, Ester; Van Dyck, Delfien; Pires, Carlos; Fisberg, Mauro (2020-10-01)
      Methods This study examined data from 8185 adults (aged 18–65 years) from eight Latin American countries. The Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Survey - Abbreviated (NEWS-A) scale was used to assess perceptions of ...
    • Latin American consumption of major food groups: results from the ELANS study 

      Kovalskys, Irina; Rigotti, Attilio; Koletzko, Berthold V.; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Del Arco, Ana Paula; Zonis, Luciana; Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira; Guajardo, Viviana; Moreno Aznar, Luis Alberto; Fisberg, Regina Mara (2019-12-26)
      Background The Latin American (LA) region is still facing an ongoing epidemiological transition and shows a complex public health scenario regarding non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A healthy diet and consumption of ...
    • Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS): rationale and study design 

      Fisberg, Mauro; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Guajardo, Viviana; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Chiavegatto Filho, Alexandre Dias Porto; Pratt, Michael; Koletzko, Berthold V.; Tucker, Katherine L. (2016-01)
      Abstract Background: Obesity is growing at an alarming rate in Latin America. Lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity and dietary intake have been largely associated with obesity in many countries; however studies ...
    • Meeting 24-h movement guidelines and markers of adiposity in adults from eight Latin America countries: the ELANS study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Drenowatz, Clemens; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Liria Domínguez, María Reyna; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Peralta, Miguel; Marques, Adilson; Marconcin, Priscila; da Costa, Roberto Fernandes; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco; Farías Valenzuela, Claudio; Ferrero Hernández, Pablo; Fisberg, Mauro (2022-07-05)
      This study aimed to compare compliance with 24-h movement guidelines across countries and examine the associations with markers of adiposity in adults from eight Latin American countries. The sample consisted of 2338 ...
    • Methodological desing for the assessment of physical activity and sedentary time in eight 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; Scholes, Shaun; Gonçalves, Priscila Bezerra; Solé, Dirceu (2020)
      Worldwide studies of physical activity and sedentary time have historically under-represented low- and middle-income countries due to the lack of surveillance data. The purpose of this paper is to describe the methods and ...
    • Original research Socio-demographic patterns of self-reported physical activity and sitting time in Latin American countries: findings from ELANS 

      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; King, Abby C.; Solé, Dirceu (2019-12-23)
      Background: Low levels of physical activity (PA) and prolonged sitting time (ST) increase the risk of non-communicable diseases and mortality, and can be influenced by socio-demographic characteristics. The aim of this ...
    • Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Active Transportation in Adults from Eight Latin American Countries 

      Castillo Paredes, Antonio; Iglésias, Beatriz; Farías Valenzuela, Claudio; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Fisberg, Mauro; Drenowatz, Clemens; Ferrero Hernández, Paloma; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes (2022-10-06)
      Neighborhood built environment is associated with domain-specific physical activity. However, few studies with representative samples have examined the association between perceived neighborhood safety indicators and ...
    • Perceived Urban Environment Attributes and Device-Measured Physical Activity in Latin American: An 8-Nation Study 

      Fisberg, Mauro; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Werneck, André de Oliveira; da Silva, Danilo Rodrigues; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Liria Domínguez, María Reyna; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Pratt, Michael; Marques, Adilson; Van Dyck, Delfien; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco (2021)
      Introduction Attributes of the neighborhood-built environment are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have concentrated on device-measured physical activity in Latin America. This study ...
    • Prevalence and determinants of misreporting of energy intake among Latin American populations: results from ELANS Study 

      Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Pareja, Rossina Gabriela; Liria Domínguez, María Reyna; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Rigotti, Attilio; Guajardo, Viviana; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Murillo Solís, Ana Gabriela (2019-08)
      Underreporting and overreporting of energy intake (EI) have been recognized as potential sources of bias. Dietary data mainly rely on proxy respondents, but little is known about the determinants of misreporting of EI among ...
    • Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of meeting the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines among latin amercan adults: a multi-national cross-sectional study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Alberico, Claudia; Drenowatz, Clemens; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Liria Domínguez, María Reyna; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Peralta, Miguel; Marques, Adilson; Marconcin, Priscila; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Farías Valenzuela, Claudio; Fisberg, Mauro; Rollo, Scott (2022)
      Background: 24-hour movement behaviors, including moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time (ST), and sleep duration, have important implications for health across the lifespan. However, no studies exist ...
    • Principales Alimentos con azúcares añadidos y su variación geográfica y sociodemográfica: estudio Latino Americano de Nutrición y Salud (ELANS) 

      Fisberg, Mauro; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Koletzko, Berthold V.; Moreno Aznar, Luis Alberto; Fisberg, Regina Mara; Hermes Sales, Cristiane; Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira; Guajardo, Viviana (2021)
      Diversos estudios epidemiológicos y de intervención apuntan a una asociación fuerte y consistente entre la ingesta excesiva de azúcares y el riesgo de desarrollar caries dentales y enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles. ...
    • Relationship between socio-demographic correlates and human development index with physical activity and sedentary time in a cross-sectional multicenter study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Farías Valenzuela, Claudio; Guzmán Habinger, Juan Manuel; Drenowatz, Clemens; Marques, Adilson; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Marconcin, Priscila; Lobos Chávez, Javiera; Fisberg, Mauro (2022-04-06)
      Background: Socio-demographic correlates and human development index (HDI) are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have focused on device-measured physical activity and sedentary time ...
    • Socio-Demographic Correlates of Total and Domain-Dpecific Sedentary Behavior in Latin American: A Population-Based Study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Werneck, André de Oliveira; da Silva, Danilo Rodrigues; 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; Fuentes Kloss, Rodrigo; Rollo, Scott; Fisberg, Mauro (2020-08-03)
      Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify socio-demographic correlates of total and domain-specific sedentary behavior (SB). Methods: Cross-sectional findings are based on 9218 participants (15–65 years) from the Latin ...
    • Socio-demographic patterning of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviours in eight Latin American countries; findings from the ELANS study 

      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; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Fernando; Scholes, Shaun; Celis Morales, Carlos A.; Chaput, Jean Philippe; Solé, Dirceu (2019-10-30)
      Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (SB) are two independent risk factors for non-communicable diseases. However, there is a lack of objectively measured information on PA and SB in low- and middle-income ...
    • Socio-demographic patterns of public, private and active travel in Latin America cross-sectional findings from the ELANS study group 

      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; Gonçalves, Priscila Bezerra; Rosales Salas, Jorge; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Fernando; Waddell, Heather; Petermann Rocha, Fann; Celis Morales, Carlos A.; Chaput, Jean Philippe; Scholes, Shaun; Solé, Dirceu (2020)
      Background Active travel such as walking or cycling has been associated with more favorable health outcomes. However, evidence on patterns of transportation in Latin America is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was ...
    • Sociodemographic inequities and active transportation in adults from Latin America: an eight-country observational study 

      Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Guzmán Habinger, Juan Manuel; Lobos Chávez, Javiera; Werneck, André de Oliveira; da Silva, Danilo Rodrigues; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Drenowatz, Clemens; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco; Fisberg, Mauro (2021-08-26)
      Abstract Background Active transportation is a crucial sort of physical activity for developing sustainable environments and provides essential health benefits. This is particularly important in Latin American countries ...
    • Socioeconomic status impact on diet quality and body mass index in eight Latin American countries: ELANS study results 

      Gómez Salas, Georgina; Kovalskys, Irina; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco; Quesada Quesada, Dayana; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Liria Domínguez, María Reyna; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Fisberg, Regina Mara; Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira; Guajardo, Viviana; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Fisberg, Mauro; Brenes Sáenz, Juan Carlos; Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS) (2021-07-14)
      Poor health and diet quality are associated with living within a low socioeconomic status (SES). This study aimed to investigate the impact of SES on diet quality and body mass index in Latin America. Data from the “Latin ...