Prevention of childhood obesity and food policies in Latin America: from research to practice.

R Pérez-EscamillaC K LutterC Rabadan-DiehlA RubinsteinA CalvilloC CorvalánCarolina BatisE JacobyS VorkoperL KlineE Ewart-PierceJ A Rivera

Published in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2018)

Well-coordinated, intersectoral partnerships are needed to successfully implement evidence-based anti-obesity policies. Prospective policy research may be useful for advancing knowledge translation.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
global health
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
primary care
type diabetes
weight gain
high fat diet induced
mental health
human health
body mass index
climate change