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- Title
[Prevalence of obesity and altered lipid profile in university students].
- Authors
González Sandoval, Claudia Elena; Díaz Burke, Yolanda; Mendizabal-Ruiz, Adriana Patricia; Medina Díaz, Eunice; Morales, José Alejandro
- Abstract
Obesity is a serious public health problem because its association with the risk to develop various chronic diseases. Atherogenic dyslipidemia that often accompany obesity is also associated to the metabolic syndrome and to cardiovascular diseases. The transition from adolescence to young adulthood appears to be a period where major changes occur in the lifestyle which contributes to the development of obesity, however, little attention has been given to this transition stage. The inclination to adopt unhealthy behaviors which occurs during early adulthood may be increased on university students because their lifestyle, which is characterized by lack of time to eat a healthy diet, which can make them susceptible to obesity.
- Publication
Nutricion hospitalaria, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 2, p315
- ISSN
1699-5198
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3305/nh.2014.29.2.7054