dc.contributor.author | Simoes, Eduardo J. | eng |
dc.contributor.meetingname | International Conference and Exhibition on Obesity & Weight Management (2012 : Philadelphia, Pa.) | eng |
dc.coverage.spatial | United States | eng |
dc.coverage.spatial | Latin America | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | eng |
dc.description | Abstract. | eng |
dc.description | Eduardo J. Simoes, J Obes Wt Loss Ther 2012, 2:9 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7904.S1.001 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract of a paper presented at the International Conference and Exhibition on Obesity & Weight Management, 2012: Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnically diverse group in the U.S.; they are also the most overweight. Mexico is now second to the U.S. in suffering the worst epidemic of obesity in the world. Objectives of this study were to: 1) Conduct a systematic review of obesity-related interventions targeting Latinos living in the U.S. and Latin America; and 2) Develop evidence-based recommendations to inform culturally relevant strategies targeting obesity. Obesity-related interventions, published between 1965-2010, were identified through searches of major electronic databases. Selection criterion included: evaluation of obesity-related measures, intervention conducted in a community setting, with a sample of at least 50% Latino/Latin American participants, or with stratified results by race/ethnicity. Body of evidence was based on number of available studies, study design, execution, and effect size. Of 19,786 articles, 105 interventions met final inclusion criteria. Interventions promoting physical activity and/or healthy eating had strong or sufficient evidence for recommending: (1) school-based interventions in the U.S. and (2) Latin America; (3) interventions for overweight or obese children in the healthcare context in Latin America; (4) individual-based interventions for overweight or obese adults in the U.S.; (5) individual-based interventions for adults in Latin America; and (6) healthcare-based interventions for overweight or obese adults in Latin America. | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/67843 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.subject.FAST | Obesity | eng |
dc.subject.FAST | Weight loss | eng |
dc.subject.FAST | Hispanic Americans | eng |
dc.subject.FAST | Ladino (Latin American people) | eng |
dc.title | Obesity prevention and control strategies in Latin American and United States Latino populations [Abstract] | eng |
dc.type | Presentation | eng |
dc.type | Abstract | eng |