Study on health risk factors as a basis to implement programs that promote a nutritional culture in students of the la Sabana University.

Background: Nowadays the importance of lifestyles in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome has been largely accertained.

Objective: The purpose of our work is to implement programs that promote a nutritional culture in adolescents and young adults of the La Sabana University.

Methods: The methodology entailed, after the corresponding informed consent, taking measures of the triceps and supraescapular skinfolds, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), lean mass, and fat mass.

Identification of metabolic indicators for cardiovascular risk in schoolchildren.

Objective: CardioVascular Disease (CVD) is one of the most important causes of death worldwide affecting people at younger ages every year. The purpose of this study was to identify the metabolic indicators for cardiovascular risk factors in primary school students from Mexico and Colombia.

Methods: A clinical, prospective, cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted in Mexico and Colombia to contrast anthropometric measurements, biochemical and dietetic determinations and physical activity.