Obesity and cardiovascular risk in informal workers

In the last 20 years the prevalence of obesity has tripled worldwide, Mexico is one of the countries most affected by this problem. Obesity is a multifactorial disease conditioned by genetic, social and environmental factors, however, there are two fundamental conditions that are associated to the presence of this disorder: bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. The diet of Mexicans has recently changed, the consumption of sugars and saturated fats is increasing, and people are becoming less and less physically active, conditions that lead individuals to gain weight. People who work in the tianguis are a risk group to develop this disorder, because they remain most of their working day in the same position, without making movements, in addition to working for more than eight hours a day, not having established schedules to eat their food and consuming them in the street.

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Graduated with a degree in Nutrition, master's and doctoral studies in Occupational Health Sciences. Full-time professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics, head of the Biochemistry laboratories at the University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara.