The combined prevalence of 27.8% overweight
and obesity found in this study is
comparable to rates in other parts of Latin
America. A recent systematic review
found that across Latin America, national
combined prevalence of overweight and
obesity with the WHO 2007 classification
method ranged from 18.9%–36.9% in children
5–11 years of age (24). More specifically,
the prevalence of overweight and
obesity in recent surveys conducted since
2009 was 33.5% in Brazil, 18.9% in
Colombia, and 34.5% in Mexico