Search Results - "Villar Cáceres, Mónica"
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Energy Imbalance Gap, Anthropometric Measures, Lifestyle, and Sociodemographic Correlates in Latin American Adults-Results from the ELANS Study
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (20-01-2022)“…Overweight and obesity are often explained by an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. This, in addition to metabolic effects, makes it difficult to…”
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Energy imbalance gap was associated with body mass index and sex in Latin American adolescents-results from the ELANS study
Published in Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) (14-03-2024)“…Energy imbalance gap (EIG) is defined as the average daily difference between energy intake (EI) and energy expenditure (EE). This study aimed to examine the…”
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Latin American consumption of major food groups: Results from the ELANS study
Published in PloS one (26-12-2019)“…The Latin American (LA) region is still facing an ongoing epidemiological transition and shows a complex public health scenario regarding non-communicable…”
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Comparison of self-report versus accelerometer - measured physical activity and sedentary behaviors and their association with body composition in Latin American countries
Published in PloS one (28-04-2020)“…Most population-based studies from Latin America have used questionnaires to measure physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB). Low reliability and…”
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Original research Socio-demographic patterning of self-reported physical activity and sitting time in Latin American countries: findings from ELANS
Published in BMC public health (23-12-2019)“…Low levels of physical activity (PA) and prolonged sitting time (ST) increase the risk of non-communicable diseases and mortality, and can be influenced by…”
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Total and whole grain intake in Latin America: findings from the multicenter cross-sectional Latin American Study of Health and Nutrition (ELANS)
Published in European journal of nutrition (01-02-2022)“…Purpose Understanding whole-grain intake and its associated factors is essential to tackle the double burden of malnutrition faced by Latin American countries…”
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Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years: an international comparison in eight Latin American countries
Published in BMC pediatrics (21-01-2020)“…Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary…”
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Socio-demographic patterns of public, private and active travel in Latin America: Cross-sectional findings from the ELANS study
Published in Journal of transport & health (01-03-2020)“…Active travel such as walking or cycling has been associated with more favorable health outcomes. However, evidence on patterns of transportation in Latin…”
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Prevalence and determinants of misreporting of energy intake among Latin American populations: results from ELANS study
Published in Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) (01-08-2019)“…Underreporting and overreporting of energy intake (EI) have been recognized as potential sources of bias. Dietary data mainly rely on proxy respondents, but…”
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Breakfast skipping, nutritional status, and physical activity in a middle-aged Latin American population: a population-based study from Ecuador
Published in Nutrición hospitalaria : organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral (17-10-2019)“…Introduction: the failure to eat breakfast has been associated with weight gain, a lower level of physical activity, and poor diet quality. Objective: to…”
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