Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud

Body weight perception and body self-esteem in adolescents with overweight or obesity in Costa Rica: challenges for public health policy

ABSTRACT Objective: This study estimates the prevalence of weight misperception among Costa Rican adolescents in general and examines its association with body esteem and weight-control behaviors to inform public health policy. Methods: The authors analyzed cross-sectional data c...

Complete-genome analysis reveals diverse and conserved antimicrobial resistance platforms in Enterobacterales from veterinary diagnostic cases in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance frequently identifies resistance genes in veterinary bacterial isolates, but the plasmid and chromosomal architectures responsible for their maintenance and potential mobility are often incompletely resolved. Here, we used hybrid Illumina–Oxf...