Enaldo Vieira Melo

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Children in Private Schools in Aracaju

José Aderval Aragão, Mirian Ellen de Jesus Agripino, Elenilde Gomes Santos, Enaldo Vieira Melo, Marina Elizabeth Cavalcanti de Sant’Anna & Francisco Prado Reis · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Introduction: Childhood obesity is a matter of growing public health concern worldwide and may be associated with risks of illness and premature death in adulthood. In the light of increasing numbers of individuals presenting excessive weight, studies in Brazilian schools have sh...