Browsing by Subject "Latin America"

Now showing items 1-13 of 13

    • Expanded newborn screening and genomic sequencing in Latin America and the resulting social justice and ... 
      Cabello Andrade, Juan Francisco; Novoa, Fernando; Huff, Hanalise V.; Colombo Campbell, Marta Paulina (MDPI, 2021)
      Newborn screening (NBS) has widely been utilized in developed countries as a costeffective public health strategy that reduces morbidity and mortality. Developing countries, however, are new to the NBS scene and have ...
    • Female offspring birth weight is associated with body mass index, waist circumference and metabolic syndrome ... 
      Mueller, Natalie; Garmendia, María Luisa; Reyes, Marcela; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Pereira, Ana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Elsevier, 2018)
      Aims: We aimed to assess whether female offspring birth weight (BW) is associated with anthropometric and metabolic outcomes in Chilean mothers at 10-years postpartum. Methods: We assessed data from 396 Chilean ...
    • Folate and Vitamin B-12 Status in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Update 
      Brito, Alex; Mujica Coopman, María; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; López de Romaña, Daniel; Cori, Héctor; Allen, Lindsay H. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
      Background: The current magnitude of folate and vitamin B-12 deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean is uncertain. Objective: To summarize data on plasma or serum vitamin B-12 and folate concentrations in Latin ...
    • Implementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: ... 
      Pérez Escamilla, Rafael; Vilar Compte, Mireya; Rhodes, Elizabeth; Sarmiento, Olga L.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila Luz; Sturke, Rachel; Vorkoper, Susan (Wiley, 2021)
      Progress has been made in the development and widespread implementation of effective interventions to address childhood obesity, yet important challenges remain. To understand how the United States and Latin American ...
    • Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of breast cancer among young women in Latin America: a case‑control study 
      Fontvieille, Emma; His, Mathilde; Biessy, Carine; Navionis, Anne Sophie; Torres Mejías, Gabriela; Ángeles Llerenas, Angélica; Alvaro Cabrero, Isabel; Sánchez, Gloria Inés; Navarro, Edgar; Rodas Cortes, Yorlany; Porras, Carolina; Rodriguez, Ana Cecilia; Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Soto, José Luis; Moyano Schlegel, Leonor Agustina; Porter, Peggy L.; Lin, Ming Gang; Guenthoer, Jamie; Romieu, Isabelle; Rinaldi, Sabina (BMC, 2022)
      Background: Breast cancer incidence is increasing rapidly in Latin America, with a higher proportion of cases among young women than in developed countries. Studies have linked inflammation to breast cancer development, ...
    • Interpretation of Serum Retinol Data From Latin America and the Caribbean 
      Cediel, Gustavo; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Brito, Alex; López de Romaña, Daniel; Cori, Héctor; La Frano, Michael R. (SAGE, 2015)
      Background: In recent decades, the general socioeconomic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean countries has improved, and many vitamin A programs have been implemented in an attempt to reduce vitamin A deficiency ...
    • Introduction: Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Latin America and the Caribbean 
      López de Romaña, Daniel; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Brito, Alex (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
      This Food and Nutrition Bulletin supplement summarizes updated prevalence data on micronutrient deficiencies in Latin America and the Caribbean ( LAC). In order to provide an updated view of micronutrient status in LAC, ...
    • Nutrition status of children in Latin America 
      Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Jones-Smith, J.; Lutter, C. K.; Miranda, J. J.; Pedraza, L. S.; Popkin, B. M.; Ramírez Zea, M.; Salvo, D.; Stein, A. D. (Wiley, 2017)
      The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide range of diseases. To understand the factors ...
    • Prevalence of Anemia in Latin America and the Caribbean 
      Mujica Coopman, María; Brito, Alex; López de Romaña, Daniel; Ríos Castillo, Israel; Cori, Héctor; Olivares, Manuel (SAGE, 2015)
      Background: In Latin America and the Caribbean, anemia has been a public health problem that affects mainly women of childbearing age and children under 6 years of age. However, the current prevalence of anemia in this ...
    • Prevention of childhood obesity and food policies in Latin America: from research to practice 
      Pérez Escamilla, R.; Lutter, C. K.; Rabadan‐Diehl, C.; Rubinstein, A.; Calvillo, A.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Batis, C.; Jacoby, E.; Vorkoper, S.; Kline, L.; Ewart‐Pierce, E.; Rivera, J. A. (Wiley, 2017)
      Background: Addressing childhood obesity in Latin America requires a package of multisectoral, evidence‐based policies that enable environments conducive to healthy lifestyles. Objective: Identify and examine key elements ...
    • Sodium Intake and Cardiovascular Disease in the Latin American Context 
      Gaitan, Diego; Chamorro Melo, Rodrigo; Cediel, Gustavo; Lozano, Gustavo; Silva Gomes, Fabio da (Archivos Latinoamericanos Nutrición, 2015)
      Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Latin America (LA). A high sodium intake is one of main risk factors for CVD. Strategies aiming to decrease sodium intake has been shown health ...
    • The contribution of social participation to differences in life expectancy and healthy years among the older ... 
      Rueda Salazar, Sarahí; Spijker, Jeroen; Devolder, Daniel; Albala Brevis, Cecilia Hortensia (Public Library Science, 2021)
      We study the health trajectories of the population aged over 60, comparing between one European and two Latin American countries (Spain, Chile and Costa Rica) which have similar longevity patterns. Our focus is on functional ...
    • Zinc Deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean 
      Cediel, Gustavo; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Brito, Alex; Cori, Héctor; López de Romaña, Daniel (SAGE, 2015)
      Background: Zinc deficiency affects multiple vital functions in the life cycle, especially growth. Limited information is available on the magnitude of zinc deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean. Objective: To ...