Prevalence of overweight and obesity among newly admitted medical students

Vicente Panameño Cruz Ernestina Fernández Gómez Pedro Pérez Rodríguez Jaime Paz Ávila A. Federico Núñez Pulache Jorge Alberto Díaz Pineda María Angélica Maldonado López

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The prevalence of overweight and obesity among first-year students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine program and its distribution by sex are determined and the need to strengthen health promotion initiatives and nutritional surveillance from the beginning of medical training is highlighted.

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