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Diet quality, excess body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents living in São Paulo, Brazil and in the USA: differences and similarities.

Jaqueline Lopes PereiraCatherine M ChampagneCarmen R IsasiLinda Van HornMercedes R CarnethonMartha L DaviglusMarisa J PereraDaniela Sotres-AlvarezRegina M Fisberg
Published in: Public health nutrition (2020)
Dietary improvements should be made by adolescents in both USA and Brazil. Healthier diet quality as measured with the country-specific index was associated with lower odds of EBW in Brazilian and USA-Hispanic/Latino adolescents, and with lower CVDR in Brazilian adolescents.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • body weight
  • risk factors
  • weight loss