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Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents...
Horimoto, AR; Hormiga, CM; Horta, BL; Houti, L; Howitt, C; Htay, TT; Htet, AS; Htike, MMT; Hu, Y; Huerta, JM; Huhtaniemi, IT; Huidumac Petrescu, CBackground: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. Methods: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors colla...
Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity inci...
Goiana da Silva, F; Severo, M; Cruz e Silva, DCE; Gregório, Maria João; Allen, LN; Muc, M; Nunes, AM; Torres, Duarte; Miraldo, M; Ashrafian, H; Rito, ABackground Excessive consumption of sugar has a well-established link with obesity. Preliminary results show that a tax levied on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) by the Portuguese government in 2017 led to a drop in sales and reformulation of these products. This study models the impact the market changes triggered by the tax levied on SSBs had on obesity incidence across various age groups in Portugal. Method...
Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity inci...
Goiana-da-Silva, F; Severo, M; Cruz, E, Silva, D; Gregório, MJ; Allen, LN; Muc, M; Morais, Nunes, A; Torres, D; Miraldo, M; Ashrafian, H; Rito, ABackground: Excessive consumption of sugar has a well-established link with obesity. Preliminary results show that a tax levied on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) by the Portuguese government in 2017 led to a drop in sales and reformulation of these products. This study models the impact the market changes triggered by the tax levied on SSBs had on obesity incidence across various age groups in Portugal. Metho...
Nutri-Score: A Public Health Tool to Improve Eating Habits in Portugal
Goiana da Silva, F; Cruz e Silva, D; Gregório, Maria João; Nunes, AM; Calhau, C; Hercberg, S; Rito, A; Bento, A; Cruz, D; Almeida, F; Darzi, A