Mauro Fisberg|Irina Kovalskys|Georgina Gómez|Attilio Rigotti|Lilia Yadira Cortés|Marianella Herrera?Cuenca|María Clara Yépez|Rossina G. Pareja|Viviana Guajardo|I. Z. Zimberg|Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho|Michael Pratt|Berthold Koletzko|Katherine L. Tucker
Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS): rationale and study design
Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro|Universidad de Costa Rica|Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile|Pontificia Universidad Javeriana|Central University of Venezuela|Universidad San Francisco de Quito|Instituto de Investigación Nutricional|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Universidade de São Paulo|Emory University|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|University of Massachusetts Lowell
obesity growing alarming rate latin america lifestyle behaviours physical activity dietary intake largely associated obesity many countries however studies combine nutrition physical activity assessment representative samples latin american countries lacking aim study present design rationale latin american study nutrition healthestudio latinoamericano de nutricin salud elans particular focus quality control procedures recruitment processesthe elans multicenter crosssectional nutrition health surveillance study nationally representative sample urban populations eight latin american countries argentina brazil chile colombia costa rica ecuador per venezuela standard study protocol designed evaluate nutritional intakes physical activity levels anthropometric measurements 9000 enrolled participants study based complex multistage sample design sample stratified gender age 15 65 years old socioeconomic level smallscale pilot study performed country test procedures toolsthis study provide valuable information unique dataset regarding latin america enable crosscountry comparisons nutritional statuses focus energy macro micronutrient intakes food patterns energy expenditureclinical trials nct02226627