Objective To review the relationship between overweight at 6 years of age and socioeconomic conditions at birth, breastfeeding, early feeding practices and birth weight. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 473 six-year-old schoolchildren from public and private schools living in a municipality in Southern Brazil. Sociodemographic and breastfeeding data and other initial feeding practices w...
Introduction: The study aimed to estimate the burden of hepatitis C in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Methods: An ecologic study was carried out to estimate the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) by summing the number of years of life lost and the number of years lived with disability. Results: A rate of 1,075.9 DALY/100,000 population was estimated, and was similar by sex. The highest burden was between the ages o...
Introduction: Obesity is considered one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century and one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality. The number of children affected by excess body weight is increasing globally. Objective: To estimate the incidence and analyze the effect of initial feeding practices and weight at birth in overweight/obesity at 6/7 years of age. Methods: We conducted a re...