Birth weight and nutritional status in school-age children from Boane city, Mozambique.

Eulálio MalingaCarol Góis LeandroFernanda Trigueiro de Almeida AraujoRafael Dos Santos HenriqueMario Eugénio TchamoWylla Tatiana Ferreira E Silva

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2024)

LBW seems to influence some growth indicators of children living in Boane, however, current environmental factors seem to weaken this association. Our results suggest that public policies involving healthy nutrition and physical activity can reverse the effects of low weight in children from Boane.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
birth weight
weight gain
body mass index
mental health
weight loss
gestational age
preterm birth