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Over half of Chilean students suffer from overweight and obesity

Published on: May 2, 2024
15:20

Santiago de Chile, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Slightly more than half of Chilean students (preschool, elementary and middle school levels) are currently suffering from overweight and obesity, the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB) reported on Thursday.

LatAm, Caribbean with higher overweight levels than global estimate

Published on: November 9, 2023
16:34

Washington, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Latin America and the Caribbean has the highest healthy diet costs worldwide.

5.5 percent of Ecuadorean children faces obesity

Published on: September 12, 2023
17:06

Quito, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) 5.5% of Ecuadorean children under 5 years of age suffer from obesity, according to the National Survey on Child Malnutrition.

Overweight boys are more likely to be infertile men

Published on: May 10, 2023
15:41

Washington, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Children who are overweight often have a lower testicular volume, which puts them at risk of infertility in adulthood, a specialized source informed Wednesday.

Over 4B of the world will be overweight, obese by 2035 – INFOMED

Published on: March 9, 2023
15:44

Havana, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) More than half of the world´s population (4 billion) will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, INFOMED, Cuba's Health Network, published Thursday.

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