Identification of dietary patterns in urban population of Argentina: study on diet-obesity relation in population-based prevalence study

• Published in: Nutrition research and practice Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 616 - 622
• Main Authors: Pou, Sonia Alejandra, Del Pilar Díaz, María, De La Quintana, Ana Gabriela, Forte, Carla Antonella, Aballay, Laura Rosana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition 01.12.2016; 한국영양학회
• Subjects: Original Research; 생활과학; Obesity; epidemiology; Argentina; eating pattern; cross-sectional study

In Argentina, obesity prevalence rose from 14.6% in 2005 to 20.8% in 2013. Although the number of studies on noncommunicable diseases and dietary patterns as a unique dietary exposure measure has increased, information on this topic remains scarce in developing countries. This is the first populatio...