Obesity in Argentina

Obesity in Argentina is a growing health concern with health officials stating that it is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in Argentina.^{[ citation needed ]} According to FAO/UNO, the prevalence of obesity among adults in Argentina was of 29.4% in 2022. ^[1]

Official Statistics

Information from the Argentina's Ministry of Health shows the following progression recorded since 2005 when was launched the National Survey for Risk Factors, in Spanish: "Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo" for Non-communicable diseases (ENFR)

Source ^[2]

• 2005 = 14.6%
• 2009 = 18%
• 2013 = 20.8%
• 2005-2013 period variation = 42.5%

6 out of 10 registered as overweight and 2 out of 10 as obese. ^[3]

The data of the survey was gathered by 1,000 surveyors who interviewed 32,365 adults older than 18 years in cities larger than 5,000 inhabitants around the nation. ^[4] The 70.7% (32.365) of the people that were asked to take survey did accept to be interviewed. ^[5]

See also

• Epidemiology of obesity

References

1. FAO (2013). "The state of food and agriculture" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
2. 3º Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine msal.gov.ar
3. Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo marca reducción en el consumo de sal y en exposición al humo de tabaco ajeno Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine msal.gov.ar
4. Los argentinos y su salud: más obesidad, menos tabaco y menos sal clarin.com
5. Se expondrán los resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine fcm.unl.edu.ar