Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America: ELANS Multi-Country Study.
Juan Guzmán HabingerJaviera Lobos ChávezSandra Mahecha MatsudoIrina KovalskysGeorgina GómezAttilio RigottiLilia Yadira Cortés SanabriaMartha Cecilia Yépez GarcíaRossina G ParejaMarianella Herrera-CuencaIoná Zalcman ZimbergViviana GuajardoMichael PrattCristian Cofre BoladosClaudio Farías ValenzuelaAdilson MarquesMiguel PeraltaAna Carolina B LemeMauro FisbergAndré de Oliveira WerneckDanilo Rodrigues Pereira da SilvaGerson Luis de Moraes Ferrarinull On Behalf Of The Elans Study GroupPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)
Active transportation is significantly associated with a lower body mass index. Governments should incentivize this type of transportation as it could help to reduce the obesity pandemic in Latin America.