Environmental factors affecting nutritional status in urban areas of developing countries / Factores ambientales que afectan los estatus nutricionales en las áreas urbanas de países desarrollados
Arch. latinoam. nutr
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47(2 (Supl 1)): 3-8, jun. 1997. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-218736
RESUMO
The demographic and economic transition that many developing countries are undergoing is producing important changes in diet and lifestyle that greatly impact on disease risks. Among the risks behaviors associated with socieconomic transition and urbanization are excessive dietary fat intake, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, and environmental contamination. Contamination. Combined with a reduced infant mortality and increased life expectancy, those risk factors lead to an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases like non-insulin dependent diabetes and coronary heart disease. This disease profile is a relatively new phenomenon in developing countries, where health programs have traditionally focused on "acute" interventions such as immunization or oral rehydration. A new approach will be needed to address chronic diseases. which frequenthy demand a life-long and technically complex medical management, and may have significant impact on the quality of life and productivity of the population. Efforts to address this situation should focus on a) expanding the information base on diet, nutritional status and lifestyle changes in populations migrating to urban areas; b) developing and evaluating approaches for improving diet quality in urban population, including fortification and community-based supplementation programs; c) understanding better the social and behavioral determinants of nutritional status in the urban poor; and d) defining the role of the food industry and of agricultural production for improving the quality of the food supply in urban areas
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Main subject:
Socioeconomic Factors
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Dietary Carbohydrates
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Urban Health
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Risk Factors
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Environmental Hazards
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Urban Area
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Environment
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Environment and Public Health
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Nutritional Sciences
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Obesity
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. latinoam. nutr
Journal subject:
Bioqu¡mica
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EducaÆo Alimentar e Nutricional
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Fenmenos Fisiol¢gicos da NutriÆo
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
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NUTRICAO
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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