Structural responses to the obesity epidemic in Latin America: what are the next steps for food and physical activity policies?

G Melo, N Aguilar-Farias, EL Barrera… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Obesity is among the most complex public health challenges, particularly in Latin America,
where obesity rates have increased faster than in any other region. Many countries have …

Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

PJ Cooper, CA Figueiredo, A Rodriguez… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Asthma is an important health concern in Latin America (LA) where it is associated with
variable prevalence and disease burden between countries. High prevalence and morbidity …

[HTML][HTML] Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer 1st Edition: 17 cancer prevention recommendations to the public and to policy-makers (World Code …

C Espina, A Feliu, M Maza, M Almonte, C Ferreccio… - Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Preventable risk factors are responsible of at least 40% of cases and almost 45% of all
cancer deaths worldwide. Cancer is already the leading cause of death in almost half of the …

Worldwide long-term trends in the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease during 1990–2019: A joinpoint and age-period-cohort analysis

W Wu, A Feng, W Ma, D Li, S Zheng, F Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was previously a neglected disease
that is now becoming a worldwide pandemic. A better understanding of its incidence and …

Determinants of obesity in Latin America

SRG Ferreira, Y Macotela, LA Velloso, MA Mori - Nature metabolism, 2024 - nature.com
Obesity rates are increasing almost everywhere in the world, although the pace and timing
for this increase differ when populations from developed and develo** countries are …

[HTML][HTML] NAFLD: Challenges and opportunities to address the public health problem in Latin America

JP Arab, LA Díaz, M Dirchwolf, HE Mark, JV Lazarus… - Annals of hepatology, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is reaching epidemic proportions worldwide.
Collectively, Latin American countries have some of the highest obesity rates in the world …

[HTML][HTML] White adipose tissue: Distribution, molecular insights of impaired expandability, and its implication in fatty liver disease

G Rabadán-Chávez, RID de la Garza… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
We are far behind the 2025 World Health Organization (WHO) goal of a zero increase in
obesity. Close to 360 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean are overweight …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of liver disease in Latin America

LA Díaz, M Villota-Rivas, F Barrera, JV Lazarus… - Annals of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Liver disease poses a substantial burden in Latin America. This burden is primarily
attributed to a high level of alcohol consumption and the increasing prevalence of risk …

Association of behavior pattern with overweight and obesity in South Korean adults–A multi correspondence analysis (KNHANES-2018–2020)

DH Kim, V Rajaguru, B Kim, SY Jang… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The objective was to determine the association between health-related behaviour with
overweight and obesity in South Korean adults by using the Korean National Health and …

From preschool to policy: A sco** review of recommended interventions for a systems approach to improve dietary intake in early childhood

J Chan, P Conroy, P Phongsavan… - Obesity …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Early childhood is a key opportunity to establish healthy eating behaviors and prevent future
non‐communicable diseases associated with poor diets. How to effectively intervene in the …