Talk:Obesity in Mexico

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Missing references[edit]

These are no valid references:

^ a b c d e f g h i Ordonez, 2008
^ a b c d Tuckman, 2008
^ Fernald, Gutierrez, Mietus-Snyder, & Gertler, 2004
^ Food statistics> mcdonald's restaurants (most recent) by country, 2008
^ Villarreal-Calderon, Acuna, Villarreal-Calderon, Garduno, Calderon-Garciduesnas, & Valencia-Salazar, 2002
^ Fernald, Gutierrez, Mietus-Snyder, & Gertler, 2004

Where are the real data? Title? Publisher? ...

Note... Reference [4] is a semi-dead link. "Mexico passed the United States as the most obese country in the world.[4]"... The link goes to a WHO Obesity homepage, which does not directly reference Mexico's obesity rates. https://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jordanlees2 (talk • contribs) 18:05, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article is Pish.[edit]

^ —Preceding unsigned comment added by JFBurton (talk • contribs) 20:25, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mexico second to America[edit]

This article in Forbes says that Mexico is the 19th fattest and America is the 9th fattest country in the world. Since the existing references are not given correctly (ie it just gives the author and year, who knows what it's called or who it was written for) I think the Forbes data should be trusted until someone shows otherwise. TastyCakes (talk) 16:27, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the Ordonez link. It just kind of throws that second place number out there without any source, so I'd still be inclined to trust the Forbes article. TastyCakes (talk) 16:34, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article needs some serious clean-up[edit]

Let me just butt in here people and ask, how it can be that Mexico has an obesity rate of 71% men/66% women when then US has only about 25%? For crying out loud, I live in Mexico City, and there's fat people, but I'm quite sure it's not TWO OUT OF THREE people. Who the shit wrote that article, he needs a ban, STAT. 81.33.111.14 (talk) 18:42, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It was apparently a typo, whoever wrote it meant "overweight", not "obese". Please assume good faith when it comes to other editors on Wikipedia, especially when you can easily check the reference and see what the mistake was. I agree though, this article has a long way to go. TastyCakes (talk) 18:54, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wow[edit]

No one thought to delete this worthless article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.111.148.37 (talk) 09:19, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Revising and Adding to Article[edit]

I am thinking of revising and adding to this article. I am hoping to add more information on malnutrition, as it is still an issue in parts of the country, and food security, which includes the availability, access, utilization of food, and stability of the food supply. I feel that food security is a major factor in obesity. I may also consider creating an entirely new page dedicated to food security, however. To see sources I may use, you can look at my user page! Jk956 (talk) 21:45, 19 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Revising Article and Referencing on "Food Security in Mexico"[edit]

I plan on linking to this article as the main article under the "Obesity" section in my proposed new article "Food Security in Mexico." I will also be revising this page to be more thorough and up-to-date. I will be summarizing the contents of this page on the "Food Security in Mexico" page and will also be linking this page. Here are the sources I plan on using with annotations.

Williams, Ken, Michael P. Stern, and Clicerio Gonzalez‐Villalpando. "Secular trends in obesity in Mexico City and in San Antonio." Nutrition reviews 62, no. s2 (2004).

This paper brings to attention the significant secular increases in obesity as indicated by mean body mass index values and proportions.

Barquera, Cervera S., Ismael Campos-Nonato, Rosalba Rojas, and Juan Rivera. "Obesity in Mexico: epidemiology and health policies for its control and prevention." Gaceta medica de Mexico146, no. 6 (2009): 397-407.

This paper analyzes the situation of obesity in Mexico and identifies the need to achieve changes in eating patterns and physical activity to enable the prevention of chronic diseases and reduce the prevalence of obesity.

Jk956 (talk) 22:27, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]