Buscar
Mostrando ítems 1-10 de 15
Contribution of food groups to energy, grams and nutrients-to-limit: The Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health/ Estudio Latino Americano de Nutrición y Salud (ELANS)
(2021-04-12)
Objective: To quantify the energy, nutrients-to-limit and total gram amount consumed and identify their top food sources consumed by Latin Americans.
Design: Data from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health ...
Socioeconomic status impact on diet quality and body mass index in eight Latin American countries: ELANS study results
(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 ...
Developing a cooperative multicenter study in Latin America: Lessons learned from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health Project
Elaboración de un estudio colaborativo multicéntrico en América Latina: enseñanzas extraídas del Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud
Elaboração de estudo cooperativo multicêntrico na América Latina: ensinamentos do Projeto do Estudo Latino-americano de Nutrição e Saúde
(2017)
This report examines the challenges of conducting a multicenter, cross-sectional study of coun- tries with diverse cultures, and shares the lessons learned. The Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS) was used ...
Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years; an interational comparison in eigth Latina American countries
(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 ...
Is it possible to modify the obesogenic environment? - Brazil case
(2019)
In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity has reached increasingly high rates among children and adolescents worldwide as the result of interactions between obesogenic environments and genetics. In Brazil, a middle-income ...
Childbearing age women characteristics in Latin America. Building evidence bases for early prevention. Results from the ELANS Study
(2021)
Latin American (LA) women have been exposed to demographic and epidemiologic changes that have transformed their lifestyle, with increasing sedentary and unhealthy eating behaviors. We aimed to identify characteristics of ...
Diversidad de la dieta en la población urbana costarricense: resultados del Estudio Latino Americano de Nutrición y Salud.
(2020)
Introducción: El índice de diversidad de la dieta (IDD) es una medida de la calidad de la alimentación, ya que entre mayor sea la variedad
de la dieta, mayor será la posibilidad de cubrir
las recomendaciones de nutrientes ...
Prevalencia de ingesta inadecuada de micronutrientes en la población urbana de Costa Rica
Micronutrients inadequacy in urban population of Costa Rica
(2019)
La inadecuación de micronutrientes es frecuente en los
países en vías de desarrollo. En Costa Rica existe poca
información acerca de la ingesta de micronutrientes y del
impacto de los programas de fortificación obligatoria ...
Latin American consumption of major food groups: results from the ELANS study
(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 ...
Consumo de azúcar añadido en la población urbana costarricense: Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud ELANS-Costa Rica
Added sugar intake in a Costa Rican urban population: Latin American nutrition and health study ELANS-Costa Rica
(2019-07)
Objetivo: el objetivo del estudio fue analizar el consumo de azúcares añadidos por la población urbana costarricense y los factores asociados a este.
Método: estudio transversal donde se analizan los datos de 798 participantes ...