Obesity in Argentina

Obesity in Argentina is a growing health concern with health officials stating that it is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the Argentina. According to FAO/UNO, the prevalence of obesity among adults in Argentina was of 29.4% in 2008.[1]

Official Statistics

Information from the Argentina's Ministry of Health shows the following progression recorded since 2005 when was launched the National Survey for Risk Factors, in Spanish: "Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo" for Non-communicable diseases (ENFR)

Source [2]

6 out of 10 registered as overweight and 2 out of 10 as obese.[3]

The data of the survey was gathered by 1,000 surveyors who interviewed 32,365 adults older than 18 years in cities larger than 5,000 inhabitants around the nation.[4] The 70.7% (32.365) of the people that were asked to take survey did accept to be interviewed.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FAO (2013). "The state of food and agriculture" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. ↑ 3º Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo msal.gov.ar
  3. ↑ Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo marca reducción en el consumo de sal y en exposición al humo de tabaco ajeno msal.gov.ar
  4. ↑ Los argentinos y su salud: más obesidad, menos tabaco y menos sal clarin.com
  5. ↑ Se expondrán los resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo fcm.unl.edu.ar
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