|Prevalence of overweight in Bolivia: data on women and
adolescents| ||Pérez-Cueto, F. J. A.; Botti, A. Bayá; Verbeke,
W. ||Obesity Reviews, Volume 10, Number 4, July 2009 , pp.
373-377(5), DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00575.x Secondary
analysis of Bolivian Demographic and Health Surveys 1994, 1998
and 2003 revealed a steady raising trend in levels of overweight
and obesity among women in childbearing age (20-45 years),
reaching 30% and 15% respectively in 2003. Adolescents' cross-
sectional data suggest that overweight and obesity are mainly
found in urban areas. Applying the Bolivian body mass index-for-
age reference, obesity reached 5% in adolescents, while
overweight affects 14% of adolescents. This overview highlights
the importance of including the prevention of weight gain among
the public health nutrition policies in Bolivia. Keywords:
Adolescents; Bolivia; DHS; overweight; South America; women