Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

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  • Industria alimenticia y obesidad infantil en Brasil

    Abstract: Today, only in Brazil, one in every three children between 5 and 9 years is obese. Despite the campaigns undertaken by the public health ministry, nothing indicates a decrease of these figures. On the contrary, recent researchs show that the common Brazilian diet is increasingly rich in sugars and saturated […]

  • Parto de Clara Beatriz, en el Hospital Ginecológico.

    De dólares y partos

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    Abstract: I have two daughters. The older one was born in a public hospital, and the younger one in a private facility. My experiences in each case were so dramatically different that I’m still shocked when I remember them. Having money to pay private attention was the main difference. My […]