Federico J.A. Pérez-CuetoA. Bayá BottiWim Verbeke2026-03-222026-03-22200910.1111/j.1467-789x.2009.00575.xhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789x.2009.00575.xhttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/85770Citaciones: 20Secondary 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.enOverweightObesityBody mass indexEnvironmental healthPublic healthMedicineCross-sectional studyDemographyIndex (typography)Gerontologyreview