Browsing by Author "201-0547581"
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(Sage, 2020)We developed and pilot tested the effectiveness of a physically active academic program, Active Breaks (AB), whose objective is to increase school time moderate/vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among first graders, through ...
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(Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of low-income Chilean preschool children and to examine whether weight status influences children's performance on fitness tests. ...
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(Nature, 2017)BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:To compare the association between anthropometric indicators of global and central obesity aspredictors of total body fat (TBF) and cardiometabolic risk factors in children.SUBJECTS/METHODS:A total of ...
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(Elsevier, 2017-06)Objectives: One of every four pregnant women in Chile is obese. Gestational obesity is associated with maternal metabolic complications in pregnancy (e.g., gestational diabetes, preeclampsia), but to our knowledge, there ...
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(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2016)Objective: To determine whether overweight or obesity between 0 and 6 y increases the probability of developing general/central obesity at 7 y. Methods: Weight, height, and waist circumference were assessed between 0 ...
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(NCBI, 2015)The main objectives of this study were to compare in 6-9 y Chilean low-income children, daily minutes of moderate/ vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and compliance of the guideline of 60 min of daily MVPA on weekdays versus ...
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(2013)Studies conducted in developing countries have noted associations between concurrent stunting, socialemotional problems and poor cognitive ability in young children. However, the relative contribution of these variables in ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-01)Background: With the aim of contributing to be Healthy Goal 2010 of reducing significantly the prevalence of childhood obestiy, we developed and implemented during 2003 and 2004, a school-based obesity prevention intervention ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-11)Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile" whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and ...
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(2010)Background: In 2007, a preventive strategy for childhood obesity, that included food education and an increase in physical activity, was implemented in seven public schools located in Santiago. In four of these schools, a ...
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(Arán Ediciones, 2020)Introducción: el programa chileno Vida Sana (PVS) busca disminuir los factores de riesgo de enfermedades crónicas en sujetos con sobrepeso/ obesidad entre 2 y 64 años de edad. Objetivo: evaluar los resultados del PVS ...
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(Natura Publishing Group, 2015)BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the validity of body fatness estimations based on skinfolds and bioelectrical iImpedance analyses (BIA) measurements compared to a three-component model (3C model) ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2005-09)Background: As a consequence of the epidemiological transition in Chile, the nutritional status of the population has changed notoriously. Aim. To study the changes in the nutritional status of six years-old Chilean children ...
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(BioMed Central, 2018)Objectives: After categorizing preschool children into “active and low active” according to their moderate and vigor‑ ous physical activity (MVPA) in PE classes (PE), we compared these two groups within each sex and by ...
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(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2008-04)Objective: To analyse the nutritional status component of the nutrition transition in Chile in relation to the evolution of obesity rates in all age groups until 2005, comparing these with the goals established by the ...
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(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2004-09)Objective: To assess the nutritional status, food consumption and physical activity (PA) habits of Chilean school children, as a baseline for developing an educational intervention. Design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: ...
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(2010)Background: In adults and adolescents, obesity is positively associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors; however, evidence in preschool children is scarce. Objective: The objective was to assess the relations ...
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(Soc Brasil Pediatria, 2016)Objectives: To evaluate environmental obesogenic-related factors, such as physical activity in neighborhoods and schools, nutritional behavior, and intervention programs. Sources: Critical analysis of literature with ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2018)Background: Chile has a very high prevalence of childhood obesity; 25% among 4-5y olds. Numerous school-based strategies have been implemented with no lasting improvement. Given that parents are key in obesity prevention ...
