Changing diet and lifestyle mean that today around 18% of children and adolescents in Latin America are overweight or obese. The IAEA is working with Latin American Member States to better understand childhood obesity through a project under the Regional Cooperative Agreement for the Advancement of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL).
Addressing malnutrition using nuclear techniques
Changing diet and lifestyle mean that today around 18% of children and adolescents in Latin America are overweight or obese. The IAEA is working with Latin American Member States to better understand childhood obesity through a project under the Regional Cooperative Agreement for the Advancement of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL).
