Year of publication 2018

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Place of publication Roma, Italia ;

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Pages 19

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Author FAO and OPS

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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ISBN No ISBN

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) In Latin America and the Caribbean, overweight affects 23.4% of the adult population and 7.1% of the child population, being higher than the global prevalence, with 6.5%. On the other hand, the prevalence of obesity is also high in the region and is between 11.9% in Haiti and 36.2% in the Bahamas. The highest prevalence in the Mesoamerica sub-region is found in Mexico (28.1%), Panama (26.8%), Cuba (25.2%) and Costa Rica (24.3%). Likewise, the highest prevalence of obesity in the subregion of South America is observed in Chile (27.8%), Uruguay (26.7%), Argentina (26.3%) and Venezuela (24.8%). In this context, initiatives to face overweight and obesity from the different powers of the States are being promoted in the region in recent years. It is estimated that part of the success of these public policies should be that they be designed and implemented based on scientific evidence. However, reality seems to show that there is limited information on the results and impact of policies that have faced the problems of overweight and obesity in a comprehensive and comprehensive manner. For this reason, this publication seeks to make available to parliamentarians and decision makers in public policy a document to guide the design and implementation of initiatives to address overweight and obesity in the region.

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Language Spanish

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