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Percentiles of body mass index and waist circumference for Costa Rican children and adolescents
Percentiles de índice de masa corporal y circunferencia de la cintura en niños y adolescentes de Costa Rica
(2022)
Introduction: body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are anthropometric indicators used to define overweight/obesity and to
predict the risk of cardiovascular disease, respectively, in adolescents and ...
Biochemical Indicators of nutritional status and dietary intake in Costa Rican Cabécar Indian Adolescents
(2005-03)
The purpose of this study was to determine the blood levels of selected nutritional status indicators and the dietary intake of Costa Rican Cabécar Indians aged 10 to 16 years. The results showed that 65% of the adolescents ...
Insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance in overweight and obese Costa Rican schoolchildren
(2008)
Background. Worldwide obesity has become an unprecedented public health challenge. In addition, a notable increase in the risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus has emerged. In Costa Rica, there are no ...
Lineamientos teórico-prácticos de la investigación "La educación como promotora de salud integral de la niñez y la adolescencia en y desde los centros educativos costarricenses"
(2012)
El propósito de este artículo es presentar los fundamentos teórico-prácticos de la investigación acción, que guían la primera etapa diagnóstica del proyecto de investigación: "La educación como promotora de salud integral ...
New Diet Quality Index of children and adolescents in Costa Rica
Nuevo Índice de Calidad de la Dieta de niños y adolescentes en Costa Rica
(2020)
Introduction: There is an increasing interest in the study of indicators of the quality of the total diet through the study of food groups of certain dietary patterns. Objective: Analyze the diet of students of Costa Rica ...
Violent and risk-taking behaviors associated with intake of energy drinks mixed with alcohol and perceptions of this consumption among children and adolescents in Costa Rica
(2020-08-28)
Introduction: The consumption of energy drinks and its mix with alcohol has been associated with negative and violent behaviors in youngsters.
Objective: Determine the risk-taking behaviors associated with the consumption ...
Desarrollo de un curso virtual para promover la salud integral de la niñez y la adolescencia en los centros educativos
Development of a virtual course to promote integral health in children and adolescents in educational centers
(2013-12)
El propósito de este artículo es presentar la sistematización teórico-metodológica de un curso virtual,cuyo eidos es socio-crítico y se orienta hacia la formación ético-profesional y protagónica del personal docente y de ...
Components of the metabolic syndrome among a sample of overweight and obese Costa Rican schoolchildren
(2009)
Background. The term “pediatric metabolic syndrome” includes a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia (including increased triglycerides and decreased HDL cholesterol), hypertension, ...