Resumen

AQUINO-VIVANCO, Óscar et al. Interventions to control overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Peru. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2013, vol.30, n.2, pp.275-282. ISSN 1726-4634.

Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents represent a serious public health problem in Peru, with high costs for society that require the implementation of a set of public policies directed toward its control. Thus, interventions have been proposed as the regulation of advertising of unhealthy foods, self-regulation, the implementation of kiosks healthy and nutritional labeling. From the analysis of the problem of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Peru, this article is a narrative review of such interventions.

Palabras clave : Obesity; Child; Adolescen; Nutrition policy; Legislation, food; Food labeling.

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