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Leptina, lípidos y sobrepeso en escolares de sexto grado de un área urbano-marginal
(Acta Médica Costarricense 45 (3) 107-112, 2003-06)
Introduction: The hormone called Leptine has been associated with several factors of the Metabolic Syndrome, including hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance and high density lipoprotein, not only in adults but also in ...
Predictive validity of body fat percentage by bioimpedance compared with deuterium oxide dilution in Costa Rican schoolchildren
(2017-06-19)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to verify the validity of body fat percentage (BF%) by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in a sample of Costa Rican schoolchildren.
METHODS: The sample consisted of 52 male ...
¿Sobrepeso o "achicamiento" en escolares de sexto grado de un área metropolitana?
(Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública 22(22) ; p 55-65, 2003)
Title: Overweight or "stunting" in sixth grade scholars from an urban marginal metropolitan area?. Introduction: Obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disorder in Costa Rican children and adolescents. The last Nutritional ...
Evaluación del gasto energético y actividad física en escolares eutrófi cos, con sobrepeso u obesidad
Assessment of energy expenditure and physical activity in eutrophic, overweight or obese school students using Actihearts ™ monitors
(Rev Chil Pediatr 2012; 83 (2): 134-145, 2012-03)
La inactividad física ha sido identifi cada como una causa del sobrepeso y obesidad en niños. Objetivo: Determinar
y comparar la intensidad de la actividad física y el gasto energético entre niños eutrófi cos (E) y ...