Conclusions from the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999: translating results into nutrition policy
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| contents | Conclusions from the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999: translating results into nutrition policy Juan A. Rivera Jaime Sepúlveda Salud anemia Mexico obesity stunting overweight Objective. This article presents and overview of the mainresults and conclusions from the Mexican National NutritionSurvey 1999 (NNS-1999) and the principal nutritionpolicy implications of the findings. Material and Methods.The NNS-1999 was conducted on a national probabilisticsample of almost 18 000 households, representative of thenational, regional, as well as urban and rural levels in Mexico.Subjects included were children <12 years and women 12-49years. Anthropometry, blood specimens, diet and socioeconomicinformation of the family were collected. Results. Theprincipal public nutrition problems are stunting in children <5 years of age; anemia, iron and zinc deficiency, and low serumvitamin C concentrations at all ages; and vitamin A deficiencyin children. Undernutrition (stunting and micronutrientdeficiencies) was generally more prevalent in the lower socioeconomicgroups, in rural areas, in the south and in Indigenouspopulation. Overweight and obesity are serious publichealth problems in women and are already a concern inschool-age children. Conclusions. A number of programsaimed at preventing undernutrition are currently in progress;several of them were designed or modified as a result of theNNS-1999 findings. Most of them have an evaluation componentthat will inform adjustments or modifications of theirdesign and implementation. However, little is being done forthe prevention and control of overweight and obesity andthere is limited experience on effective interventions. Thedesign and evaluation of prevention strategies for controllingobesity in the population, based on existing evidence, is urZagentlyneeded and success stories should be brought to scalequickly to maximize impact. The English version of this paperis available too at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2003 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10609813 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.Su4 Vol.45 |
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| spellingShingle | Conclusions from the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999: translating results into nutrition policy Juan A. Rivera Salud anemia Mexico obesity stunting overweight Conclusions from the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999: translating results into nutrition policy Juan A. Rivera Jaime Sepúlveda Salud anemia Mexico obesity stunting overweight Objective. This article presents and overview of the mainresults and conclusions from the Mexican National NutritionSurvey 1999 (NNS-1999) and the principal nutritionpolicy implications of the findings. Material and Methods.The NNS-1999 was conducted on a national probabilisticsample of almost 18 000 households, representative of thenational, regional, as well as urban and rural levels in Mexico.Subjects included were children <12 years and women 12-49years. Anthropometry, blood specimens, diet and socioeconomicinformation of the family were collected. Results. Theprincipal public nutrition problems are stunting in children <5 years of age; anemia, iron and zinc deficiency, and low serumvitamin C concentrations at all ages; and vitamin A deficiencyin children. Undernutrition (stunting and micronutrientdeficiencies) was generally more prevalent in the lower socioeconomicgroups, in rural areas, in the south and in Indigenouspopulation. Overweight and obesity are serious publichealth problems in women and are already a concern inschool-age children. Conclusions. A number of programsaimed at preventing undernutrition are currently in progress;several of them were designed or modified as a result of theNNS-1999 findings. Most of them have an evaluation componentthat will inform adjustments or modifications of theirdesign and implementation. However, little is being done forthe prevention and control of overweight and obesity andthere is limited experience on effective interventions. Thedesign and evaluation of prevention strategies for controllingobesity in the population, based on existing evidence, is urZagentlyneeded and success stories should be brought to scalequickly to maximize impact. The English version of this paperis available too at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2003 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10609813 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.Su4 Vol.45 |
| title | Conclusions from the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999: translating results into nutrition policy |
| topic | Salud anemia Mexico obesity stunting overweight |
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