Stunting and overweight among children in Northeast Brazil: prevalence, trends (1992-2005-2015) and associated risk factors from repeated cross-sectional surveys.
Haroldo da Silva FerreiraGabriela Tenório AlbuquerqueTamara Rodrigues Dos SantosRosália de Lima BarbosaAndressa Lima CavalcanteLuisa Elvira Cavazzani DuarteMonica Lopes de AssunçãoPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
During the analyzed period, there was a significant decrease in stunting prevalence. At the same time, a substantial increase was observed in the overweight prevalence. Currently, stunting is a problem of low magnitude, while overweight has become a worrying public health problem.