Overweight, Obesity, and Growth Faltering Among Low-Income Children in Brazil
This large-scale cohort study highlights persistent regional and ethnoracial disparities in both growth faltering and excess weight gain. The coexistence of undernutrition and obesity in the same population underscores the urgency for targeted nutrition and health policies in early childhood.
Authors
- Cristina Padez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-3497)
- Maurício L. Barreto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-4930)
- Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5321-5708)
- Sofia Moreira de Aguiar
- A. D. Moreira
- Carolina Santiago-Vieira
- Rita de Cássia Ribeiro Silva
- Carlos Teles
- Larissa Silva Viterbo Cabral
- Leah Li
- Klara Narumi de Hamada Maia
- Elizabete de Jesus Pinto
- Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (BR)
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53530
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 32.31
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais