Overweight and obesity are serious public health problems. A descriptive and correlational study of variables associated with overweight and obesity of Mexican school preadolescents in Mexico DF was performed. General self-esteem [LAWSEQ, for its English acronym], body esteem [BES, for its English acronym], Attitudes towards food [ChEAT, for its English acronym] and body image [BIA, for its English acronym] were assessed and comparisons by gender and age were drawn. The sample was formed by 600 students, boys and girls aged between nine and twelve. A general low self-esteem and body esteem (lower in girls and in older participants) as well as a good attitude toward eating were found. Participants perceived themselves and believed they were ...
Introduction. Obesity is a multifactorial chronic disease characterized by excessive body fat that o...
The aim of this paper is to identify some of the social factors associated with the occurrence of ob...
In Mexico, 35.5 % of school-age children are overweight or obese, the main cause of this excess is r...
Overweight and obesity are serious public health problems. A descriptive and correlational study of ...
Abstract Childhood obesity is a growing health problem that affects the physical and psychological d...
AbstractChildhood obesity is a growing health problem that affects the physical and psychological de...
The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between gender, body mass index and self-concep...
Investigou-se a prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade e respectivos fatores associados em escolares m...
Differences were explored by gender and age through four instruments that assess Body Self-Esteem (B...
The obesity of children and adolescents has become an emerging problem in public health, and a direc...
Obesity has become a significant global problem in terms of prevalence and its impact on the health ...
Objetivo: Analisar a percepção sobre alimentação e obesidade entre adolescentes de escolas públicas ...
The objective was to explore obese adolescents ’ perceptions about obesity among students in the sev...
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a imagem corporal, os comportamentos alimentares e o autoconceit...
Summary The World Health Organization defines childhood obesity as one of the most serious Health pr...
Introduction. Obesity is a multifactorial chronic disease characterized by excessive body fat that o...
The aim of this paper is to identify some of the social factors associated with the occurrence of ob...
In Mexico, 35.5 % of school-age children are overweight or obese, the main cause of this excess is r...
Overweight and obesity are serious public health problems. A descriptive and correlational study of ...
Abstract Childhood obesity is a growing health problem that affects the physical and psychological d...
AbstractChildhood obesity is a growing health problem that affects the physical and psychological de...
The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between gender, body mass index and self-concep...
Investigou-se a prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade e respectivos fatores associados em escolares m...
Differences were explored by gender and age through four instruments that assess Body Self-Esteem (B...
The obesity of children and adolescents has become an emerging problem in public health, and a direc...
Obesity has become a significant global problem in terms of prevalence and its impact on the health ...
Objetivo: Analisar a percepção sobre alimentação e obesidade entre adolescentes de escolas públicas ...
The objective was to explore obese adolescents ’ perceptions about obesity among students in the sev...
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a imagem corporal, os comportamentos alimentares e o autoconceit...
Summary The World Health Organization defines childhood obesity as one of the most serious Health pr...
Introduction. Obesity is a multifactorial chronic disease characterized by excessive body fat that o...
The aim of this paper is to identify some of the social factors associated with the occurrence of ob...
In Mexico, 35.5 % of school-age children are overweight or obese, the main cause of this excess is r...