Trends in the prevalence of obesity and estimation of the direct health costs attributable to child and adolescent obesity in Brazil from 2013 to 2022
This study highlights that childhood and adolescent obesity are increasing for most age-groups and that its costs are not limited to the economic impacts on adult health and represent a relevant economic burden to the Brazilian National Health System and to families because of additional costs during childhood and adolescence. Therefore, the prevention and control of childhood and adolescent obesity must be public health priorities.
Authors
- Ana Carolina Rocha Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-6593)
- Olívia Souza Honório (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-6987)
- Raphael Barreto da Conceição Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9838-9736)
- Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2650-4878)
- Michele Gonçalves da Costa
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308751
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39