Interventions to control overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Peru
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2013.302.204Keywords:
Obesity, Child, Adolescent, Nutrition policy, Legislation, food, Food labelingAbstract
Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents represent a serious public health problem in Peru, with high costs for society that require the implementation of a set of public policies directed toward its control. Thus, interventions have been proposed as the regulation of advertising of unhealthy foods, self-regulation, the implementation of kiosks healthy and nutritional labeling. From the analysis of the problem of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Peru, this article is a narrative review of such interventions.Downloads
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2014-02-10
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Aquino-Vivanco Óscar, Aramburu A, Munares-García Óscar, Gómez-Guizado G, García-Torres E, Donaires-Toscano F, et al. Interventions to control overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 10 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];30(2). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/204