Few data on the nutritional status of children have been collected in Barbados over the last 30 years and little is known about this topic in present day. The aim of this study was to update the literature on the current nutritional status of children by surveying a cross section of grade five students. A total of 255 boys and 325 girls were weighed and measured. From this group, subsamples of 494 students and 229 parents were interviewed. The prevalence of overweight and obesity (OWOB) was 32% for boys and 37% for girls. OWOB has increased by over 20 percentage points since 1981, much more rapidly than in similarly developed nations. Higher parental education and access to sedentary entertainment were related to OWOB in all children. Havin...
This study investigated the nutritional status of school children in deprived areas of Mauritius and...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the nutritional status of school children in deprived areas of Maur...
International audienceOBJECTIVE: Overweight and obesity in childhood are serious public health issue...
Objective. Barbados, a small developing state at the end of the nutrition transition, faces an obesi...
Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight among school children in Bonaire, an island in ...
Copyright © 2012 Pamela S. Gaskin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creati...
Background: The study aimed to determine if child obesity rates have risen in the Caribbean nation o...
Background: In 2008, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Bonaire was twice as...
Background: Food insecurity has been linked to children's diet, health and growth, but the link is l...
Background: As in most countries around the globe, overweight and obesity are a major threat to publ...
Background: This study compares prevalence estimates of underweight and excess weight among two grou...
The purpose of this study was to investigate overweight and obesity and social correlates among scho...
Over the last two decades the incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has...
Objective To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9–10 year old childre...
Background. There are few data on overweight in children in developing countries. Such data are impo...
This study investigated the nutritional status of school children in deprived areas of Mauritius and...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the nutritional status of school children in deprived areas of Maur...
International audienceOBJECTIVE: Overweight and obesity in childhood are serious public health issue...
Objective. Barbados, a small developing state at the end of the nutrition transition, faces an obesi...
Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight among school children in Bonaire, an island in ...
Copyright © 2012 Pamela S. Gaskin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creati...
Background: The study aimed to determine if child obesity rates have risen in the Caribbean nation o...
Background: In 2008, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Bonaire was twice as...
Background: Food insecurity has been linked to children's diet, health and growth, but the link is l...
Background: As in most countries around the globe, overweight and obesity are a major threat to publ...
Background: This study compares prevalence estimates of underweight and excess weight among two grou...
The purpose of this study was to investigate overweight and obesity and social correlates among scho...
Over the last two decades the incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has...
Objective To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9–10 year old childre...
Background. There are few data on overweight in children in developing countries. Such data are impo...
This study investigated the nutritional status of school children in deprived areas of Mauritius and...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the nutritional status of school children in deprived areas of Maur...
International audienceOBJECTIVE: Overweight and obesity in childhood are serious public health issue...