The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile&q... more The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile", whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables. Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade). Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized. The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8 +/- 26.7 and 68 +/- 26.7 for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8 years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively...
The increasing consumption of junk food and snacks in Chile in recent years and its association w... more The increasing consumption of junk food and snacks in Chile in recent years and its association with marketing strategies and prevalent diseases, is reviewed. In the context of world economy, junk food is a global phenomenon. The availability of junk food and snacks at low prices and marketing has triggered an evolution of consumption of foods that require neither the structure nor the preparation of a formal meal. Many studies have suggested that the increase in snack consumption is associated with an increase in obesity, tooth decay and other chronic diseases among children and adolescents. The hypothesis suggests a link between the pattern of snack consumption and an increase increase in the energy density of food consumed, a decrease in satiety, passive over consumption, and an increase in obesity. Between 1977 and 1996, the contribution: of snacks to daily energy intake among children between 2 and 5 years increased by 30% in the United States. In each age group in Chile the fr...
The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile&q... more The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile", whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables. Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade). Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized. The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8 +/- 26.7 and 68 +/- 26.7 for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8 years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively...
... Revista chilena de nutrición. ... Los rápidos cambios en los hábitos alimentarios de la pobla... more ... Revista chilena de nutrición. ... Los rápidos cambios en los hábitos alimentarios de la poblaciónchilena en las últimas décadas han significado un aumento de ... La antropología nutricional es una rama de la antropología, con un fuerte desarrollo en las últimas dos décadas, en la ...
Biodiversidad de Chile. Patrimonio y Desafíos. Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, Santiago, Chile, 2006
VICTORIA CASTRO Y MARCELA ROMO características, permitiendo la conservación de los recursos y de ... more VICTORIA CASTRO Y MARCELA ROMO características, permitiendo la conservación de los recursos y de la biodiversidad, y una mejor calidad de vida para la población en forma sostenible. De esta manera, el concepto de ordenamiento territorial implicaría la búsqueda de la disposición correcta, equilibrada y armónica de la interacción de los componentes del territorio (Gross, 1998).
RESUMEN Con el propósito de contribuir al conocimiento de la etnoclasificación, se analizaron, de... more RESUMEN Con el propósito de contribuir al conocimiento de la etnoclasificación, se analizaron, de acuerdo a distintas fuentes bibliográficas, 389 nombres mapuches de animales correspondientes a 258 taxa de Vertebrados y 131 de Invertebrados. Sobre la base de las etimologías resueltas de 177 de estos nombres, se desprende que las propiedades y relaciones consideradas en las denominaciones se refieren al aspecto, ya sea color, tamaño, forma, etc., del animal (55 nombres); a la conducta (34); al hábitat y al ...
El área del Salar de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, segunda Región de Antofagasta del norte de Chi... more El área del Salar de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, segunda Región de Antofagasta del norte de Chile, es una de las más secas del mundo, correspondiendo al área de máxima penetración del Desierto de Atacama en la costa Pacífica de Sudamérica. En efecto, y en concordancia con la disminución de las lluvias en sentido NW-SE, desde los Andes de Arica (18° S), hacia los de Antofagasta (24° S), se observa que la vegetación se retrae paulatinamente hacia mayores altitudes. Así, extensas áreas al interior de la ciudad de ...
The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile&q... more The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile", whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables. Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade). Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized. The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8 +/- 26.7 and 68 +/- 26.7 for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8 years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively...
The increasing consumption of junk food and snacks in Chile in recent years and its association w... more The increasing consumption of junk food and snacks in Chile in recent years and its association with marketing strategies and prevalent diseases, is reviewed. In the context of world economy, junk food is a global phenomenon. The availability of junk food and snacks at low prices and marketing has triggered an evolution of consumption of foods that require neither the structure nor the preparation of a formal meal. Many studies have suggested that the increase in snack consumption is associated with an increase in obesity, tooth decay and other chronic diseases among children and adolescents. The hypothesis suggests a link between the pattern of snack consumption and an increase increase in the energy density of food consumed, a decrease in satiety, passive over consumption, and an increase in obesity. Between 1977 and 1996, the contribution: of snacks to daily energy intake among children between 2 and 5 years increased by 30% in the United States. In each age group in Chile the fr...
The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile&q... more The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile", whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables. Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade). Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized. The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8 +/- 26.7 and 68 +/- 26.7 for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8 years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively...
... Revista chilena de nutrición. ... Los rápidos cambios en los hábitos alimentarios de la pobla... more ... Revista chilena de nutrición. ... Los rápidos cambios en los hábitos alimentarios de la poblaciónchilena en las últimas décadas han significado un aumento de ... La antropología nutricional es una rama de la antropología, con un fuerte desarrollo en las últimas dos décadas, en la ...
Biodiversidad de Chile. Patrimonio y Desafíos. Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, Santiago, Chile, 2006
VICTORIA CASTRO Y MARCELA ROMO características, permitiendo la conservación de los recursos y de ... more VICTORIA CASTRO Y MARCELA ROMO características, permitiendo la conservación de los recursos y de la biodiversidad, y una mejor calidad de vida para la población en forma sostenible. De esta manera, el concepto de ordenamiento territorial implicaría la búsqueda de la disposición correcta, equilibrada y armónica de la interacción de los componentes del territorio (Gross, 1998).
RESUMEN Con el propósito de contribuir al conocimiento de la etnoclasificación, se analizaron, de... more RESUMEN Con el propósito de contribuir al conocimiento de la etnoclasificación, se analizaron, de acuerdo a distintas fuentes bibliográficas, 389 nombres mapuches de animales correspondientes a 258 taxa de Vertebrados y 131 de Invertebrados. Sobre la base de las etimologías resueltas de 177 de estos nombres, se desprende que las propiedades y relaciones consideradas en las denominaciones se refieren al aspecto, ya sea color, tamaño, forma, etc., del animal (55 nombres); a la conducta (34); al hábitat y al ...
El área del Salar de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, segunda Región de Antofagasta del norte de Chi... more El área del Salar de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, segunda Región de Antofagasta del norte de Chile, es una de las más secas del mundo, correspondiendo al área de máxima penetración del Desierto de Atacama en la costa Pacífica de Sudamérica. En efecto, y en concordancia con la disminución de las lluvias en sentido NW-SE, desde los Andes de Arica (18° S), hacia los de Antofagasta (24° S), se observa que la vegetación se retrae paulatinamente hacia mayores altitudes. Así, extensas áreas al interior de la ciudad de ...
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