Alejandra Cantoral
Biographic Data
| ID | 5504772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alejandra Cantoral |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alejandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Cantoral |
| SIGNATURE | CANTORAL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ibero American University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1397-8476 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Food Environment Assessment in Primary Schools Before the Implementation of Mexico’s 2025 School Food Guidelines
These findings highlight structural and economic challenges for the effective implementation of public policies promoting healthier school food environments
The impact of the United States’ distancing from the UN and withholding WHO funding on maternal and child health and nutrition in the Latin America & Caribbean region
This commentary examines the serious implications of the United States’ (US) decision to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) system for maternal and child health and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The region has made significant progress in reducing maternal and infant mortality through coordinated efforts led by WHO, PAHO, and other UN agencies, as an example, infant mortalit…
Dietary Fluoride Exposure During Early Childhood and Its Association with Dental Fluorosis in a Sample of Mexican Adolescents
Dental fluorosis indicates past fluoride intake. People living in Mexico City are exposed to fluoridated salt, which contributes significantly to fluoride intake. This study aimed to (1) estimate fluoride intake during early childhood and fluorosis prevalence in permanent teeth in adolescence and (2) identify intake windows associated with higher fluorosis scores in upper central incisors (UCIs). We included 432 participants from the ELEMENT proj…
Lead Exposure Can Affect Early Childhood Development and Could Be Aggravated by Stunted Growth
Children with stunted growth are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of lead exposure. These results add to previous research calling for action to reduce lead exposure, particularly in children with chronic undernutrition
Evaluation of effective coverage for type 2 diabetes in Mexican primary care health information systems
Expansion and improvement of EC are urgently needed to address the growing number of people living with T2D in Mexico, particularly in states with vulnerable populations
Differential fat accumulation in early adulthood according to adolescent‐BMI and heavy metal exposure
Heavy metal exposure in adolescence may alter how fat is accumulated in later periods of life
Maternal carbohydrate intake during pregnancy is associated with child peripubertal markers of metabolic health but not adiposity
Objective: To examine the associations of trimester-specific maternal prenatal carbohydrate (CHO) intake with offspring adiposity and metabolic health during peripuberty. Design: Prospective cohort study in which maternal dietary intake was collected via validated FFQ during each trimester. Offspring adiposity and metabolic biomarkers were evaluated at age 8–14 years. We used multivariable linear regression to examine associations between total e…
Relationships of beverage consumption and actigraphy-assessed sleep parameters among urban-dwelling youth from Mexico
Objective: To examine whether usual beverage intake was associated with sleep timing, duration and fragmentation among adolescents. Design: Usual beverage intake was assessed with a FFQ. Outcomes included sleep duration, midpoint (median of bed and wake times) and fragmentation, assessed with 7-d actigraphy. Sex-stratified linear regression was conducted with sleep characteristics as separate outcomes and quantiles of energy-adjusted beverage int…
Predictors of patterns of weight change 1 year after delivery in a cohort of Mexican women
Objective: To evaluate the associations of pregestational BMI, gestational weight gain (GWG) and breast-feeding at 1 month postpartum with four patterns of weight change during the first year after delivery: postpartum weight retention (PPWR), postpartum weight gain (PPWG), postpartum weight retention + gain (PPWR + WG) and return to pregestational weight. Design: In this secondary analysis of a prospective study, we categorised postpartum weight…
Dietary fluoride intake over the course of pregnancy in Mexican women
Objective: To estimate dietary fluoride intake (F) over the course of pregnancy and the overall adjusted difference in dietary F intake by pregnancy stages and levels of compliance with dietary recommendations. Design: Secondary data analysis from a longitudinal pregnancy cohort study in a population exposed to fluoridated salt. Women were followed during the early, middle and late stages of their pregnancy ( n 568). The dietary intake of recomme…
Exploring dietary patterns in a Mexican adolescent population
Prenatal Stress, Methylation in Inflammation-Related Genes, and Adiposity Measures in Early Childhood
OBJECTIVE: Maternal stress during pregnancy may influence childhood growth and adiposity, possibly through immune/inflammatory programming. We investigated whether exposure to prenatal stress and methylation in inflammation-related genes were associated with childhood adiposity in 424 mother-child pairs in Mexico City, Mexico. METHODS: A stress index was created based on four prenatally administered stress-related scales (Exposure to Violence, Cr…
Associations of the infancy body mass index peak with anthropometry and cardiometabolic risk in Mexican adolescents
Later age and larger magnitude of the infancy BMI peak are associated with higher adiposity at 8-14 years of age. Later age but not magnitude of the BMI peak are related to a worse cardiometabolic profile during peripuberty
Household food insecurity in Mexico is associated with the co‐occurrence of overweight and anemia among women of reproductive age, but not female adolescents
We aimed to determine the association between household food insecurity (HFI) and the co-occurrence of overweight and anemia among women of reproductive age in the Mexican population. We analyzed data on 4,039 nonpregnant female adolescents (15-19 years) and 10,760 nonpregnant adult women of reproductive age (20-49 years) from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey of Mexico. The survey uses a two-stage sampling design, stratified by rural…
Association of Bisphenol A Exposure with Breastfeeding and Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply in Mexican Women
Household food insecurity in Mexico is associated with the co‐occurrence of overweight and anemia among women of reproductive age, but not female adolescents
We aimed to determine the association between household food insecurity (HFI) and the co-occurrence of overweight and anemia among women of reproductive age in the Mexican population. We analyzed data on 4,039 nonpregnant female adolescents (15-19 years) and 10,760 nonpregnant adult women of reproductive age (20-49 years) from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey of Mexico. The survey uses a two-stage sampling design, stratified by rural…
Association of Bisphenol A Exposure with Breastfeeding and Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply in Mexican Women
Prenatal Stress, Methylation in Inflammation-Related Genes, and Adiposity Measures in Early Childhood
OBJECTIVE: Maternal stress during pregnancy may influence childhood growth and adiposity, possibly through immune/inflammatory programming. We investigated whether exposure to prenatal stress and methylation in inflammation-related genes were associated with childhood adiposity in 424 mother-child pairs in Mexico City, Mexico. METHODS: A stress index was created based on four prenatally administered stress-related scales (Exposure to Violence, Cr…
Associations of the infancy body mass index peak with anthropometry and cardiometabolic risk in Mexican adolescents
Later age and larger magnitude of the infancy BMI peak are associated with higher adiposity at 8-14 years of age. Later age but not magnitude of the BMI peak are related to a worse cardiometabolic profile during peripuberty
Exploring dietary patterns in a Mexican adolescent population
Predictors of patterns of weight change 1 year after delivery in a cohort of Mexican women
Objective: To evaluate the associations of pregestational BMI, gestational weight gain (GWG) and breast-feeding at 1 month postpartum with four patterns of weight change during the first year after delivery: postpartum weight retention (PPWR), postpartum weight gain (PPWG), postpartum weight retention + gain (PPWR + WG) and return to pregestational weight. Design: In this secondary analysis of a prospective study, we categorised postpartum weight…
Dietary fluoride intake over the course of pregnancy in Mexican women
Objective: To estimate dietary fluoride intake (F) over the course of pregnancy and the overall adjusted difference in dietary F intake by pregnancy stages and levels of compliance with dietary recommendations. Design: Secondary data analysis from a longitudinal pregnancy cohort study in a population exposed to fluoridated salt. Women were followed during the early, middle and late stages of their pregnancy ( n 568). The dietary intake of recomme…
Differential fat accumulation in early adulthood according to adolescent‐BMI and heavy metal exposure
Heavy metal exposure in adolescence may alter how fat is accumulated in later periods of life
Maternal carbohydrate intake during pregnancy is associated with child peripubertal markers of metabolic health but not adiposity
Objective: To examine the associations of trimester-specific maternal prenatal carbohydrate (CHO) intake with offspring adiposity and metabolic health during peripuberty. Design: Prospective cohort study in which maternal dietary intake was collected via validated FFQ during each trimester. Offspring adiposity and metabolic biomarkers were evaluated at age 8–14 years. We used multivariable linear regression to examine associations between total e…
Relationships of beverage consumption and actigraphy-assessed sleep parameters among urban-dwelling youth from Mexico
Objective: To examine whether usual beverage intake was associated with sleep timing, duration and fragmentation among adolescents. Design: Usual beverage intake was assessed with a FFQ. Outcomes included sleep duration, midpoint (median of bed and wake times) and fragmentation, assessed with 7-d actigraphy. Sex-stratified linear regression was conducted with sleep characteristics as separate outcomes and quantiles of energy-adjusted beverage int…
Lead Exposure Can Affect Early Childhood Development and Could Be Aggravated by Stunted Growth
Children with stunted growth are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of lead exposure. These results add to previous research calling for action to reduce lead exposure, particularly in children with chronic undernutrition
Evaluation of effective coverage for type 2 diabetes in Mexican primary care health information systems
Expansion and improvement of EC are urgently needed to address the growing number of people living with T2D in Mexico, particularly in states with vulnerable populations
Dietary Fluoride Exposure During Early Childhood and Its Association with Dental Fluorosis in a Sample of Mexican Adolescents
Dental fluorosis indicates past fluoride intake. People living in Mexico City are exposed to fluoridated salt, which contributes significantly to fluoride intake. This study aimed to (1) estimate fluoride intake during early childhood and fluorosis prevalence in permanent teeth in adolescence and (2) identify intake windows associated with higher fluorosis scores in upper central incisors (UCIs). We included 432 participants from the ELEMENT proj…
Food Environment Assessment in Primary Schools Before the Implementation of Mexico’s 2025 School Food Guidelines
These findings highlight structural and economic challenges for the effective implementation of public policies promoting healthier school food environments
The impact of the United States’ distancing from the UN and withholding WHO funding on maternal and child health and nutrition in the Latin America & Caribbean region
This commentary examines the serious implications of the United States’ (US) decision to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) system for maternal and child health and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The region has made significant progress in reducing maternal and infant mortality through coordinated efforts led by WHO, PAHO, and other UN agencies, as an example, infant mortalit…
Medicine (13 works) · Internal Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (5 works) · Body mass index (5 works) · Cohort (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Confidence interval (4 works)