Rossana Torres-Alvarez
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Recent Articles
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Basto-Abreu A, Torres-Alvarez R, Barrientos-Gutierrez T, Pereda P, Duran A
PLoS Med
. 2024 Jul;
21(7):e1004399.
PMID: 39018346
Background: The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with obesity, metabolic diseases, and incremental healthcare costs. Given their health consequences, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that countries implement...
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Torres-Alvarez R, Jeon J, Levy D, Meza R
Prev Med
. 2024 Jun;
185:108049.
PMID: 38906278
Background: E-cigarette use has increased considerably among US adolescents. While many studies have described cross-sectional prevalence trends of youth e-cigarette use, less is known about cohort or generational initiation and...
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Reyes-Sanchez F, Basto-Abreu A, Torres-Alvarez R, Carnalla-Cortes M, Reyes-Garcia A, Swinburn B, et al.
PLoS Med
. 2023 Jun;
20(6):e1004248.
PMID: 37363878
Background: In Mexico, obesity prevalence among adults increased from 23% in 2000 to 36% in 2018, approximately. Mexico has not defined short- or long-term obesity goals, obscuring the level of...
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Torres-Ibarra L, Basto-Abreu A, Carnalla M, Torres-Alvarez R, Reyes-Sanchez F, Hernandez-Avila J, et al.
Int J Epidemiol
. 2022 Feb;
51(2):429-439.
PMID: 35157072
Background: Estimates of SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rates (IFRs) in developing countries remain poorly characterized. Mexico has one of the highest reported COVID-19 case-fatality rates worldwide, although available estimates do not...
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Reyes-Sanchez F, Basto-Abreu A, Torres-Alvarez R, Canto-Osorio F, Gonzalez-Morales R, Dyer-Leal D, et al.
Prev Med
. 2021 Dec;
155:106917.
PMID: 34921832
Evidence shows that chronic diseases are associated with COVID-19 severity and death. This study aims to estimate the fraction of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 attributable to chronic diseases associated...
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Perez-Ferrer C, Lopez-Olmedo N, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero M, Stern D, Zepeda-Tello R, et al.
Salud Publica Mex
. 2021 May;
63(2, Mar-Abr):316-323.
PMID: 33989477
Este artículo propone intervenciones estructurales dirigidas a la reorganización del trabajo para evitar un repunte de casos de Covid-19, permitiendo la continuidad de la actividad económica. Se resume la evidencia...
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Illescas-Zarate D, Batis C, Ramirez-Silva I, Torres-Alvarez R, Rivera J, Barrientos-Gutierrez T
Front Public Health
. 2021 Feb;
8:591696.
PMID: 33634061
Consumption of foods high in energy, sugar, fat, and salt contributes to the increase in body mass index and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children. Mexico implemented an...
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Basto-Abreu A, Torres-Alvarez R, Reyes-Sanchez F, Gonzalez-Morales R, Canto-Osorio F, Colchero M, et al.
PLoS Med
. 2020 Jul;
17(7):e1003221.
PMID: 32722682
Background: In October 2019, Mexico approved a law to establish that nonalcoholic beverages and packaged foods that exceed a threshold for added calories, sugars, fats, trans fat, or sodium should...
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Torres-Alvarez R, Barran-Zubaran R, Canto-Osorio F, Sanchez-Romero L, Camacho-Garcia-Formenti D, Popkin B, et al.
Pediatr Obes
. 2020 Apr;
15(8):e12636.
PMID: 32282131
Background: In Mexico, a 10% tax to sugar-sweetened beverages was implemented in 2014. Projections of the potential health effect of this tax in children are not available. Objective: To estimate...