Increase in the prevalence of abdominal obesity in Brazilian school children (2000 –2015)

Conclusion Overweight or obese children, as well as abdominal obesity were more prevalent in 2015 than in preceding decades. This is a worrying trend as abdominal obesity increases the risk for cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality in adult life.
Source: International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research