• During the economic crisis Cuba experienced in the 1990s, energy intake per capita
gradually decreased to 1863 kcal/d (7820 kJ/d) and the proportion of physically active adults …

This article discusses overweight and obesity and its implications as a huge public health
problem in the world and in Peru. It is a problem with rapid growth in recent decades …

Introduction Prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide in parallel with
the growing burden of noncommunicable chronic diseases. According to the World Health …

Objective: To describe and analyse the changes in diet, physical activity and body
composition of the Cuban population during the 1990s and the health implications of these …

Cuba's economic crisis of 1989–2000 resulted in reduced energy intake, increased physical
activity, and sustained population-wide weight loss. The authors evaluated the possible …

their health systems desire, and they are beginning to realize that they can only lose their
dubious distinctions as obesity leaders if they do so cooperatively. Four years ago the …

ObjectiveAlong with other countries having high and low-to-middle income, Mexico has
experienced a substantial change in obesity rates. This rapid growth in obesity prevalence …

Background The 2020 Global Nutrition Report highlights that despite improvements in select
nutrition indicators, progress is too slow to meet the 2025 Global Nutrition Targets. While the …

Mexico declared an epidemiological alert in 2016 after realizing, much too late, its critical
situation, with more than 72% of its adult population with overweight or obesity and nearly …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study is to present changes of policies and
norms aimed to reduce obesity levels that have been adopted in some Latin American …