Objective:

Describe the prevalences and trends of overweight and obesity in population with social vulnerability and resident of localities with <100 thousand inhabitants.

Materials and methods:

In preschoolers, schoolchildren, adolescents and adults participants of the Ensanut 100k and Ensanut 2012, sociodemographic information and anthropometry was analyzed to stimate the prevalence and trends of overweight+obesity (Ow+O), obesity and abdominal obesity.

Results:

In preschool children the prevalence of Ow+O was 6%. In school children, adolescents and adults the prevalence of obesity was 15.3, 14.2 and 33.6%, respectively. In preschools with severe food insecurity, the prevalence of Ow+O decreased 35% between 2012-2018. In schoolchildren without program food aid, the prevalence of obesity increase 97% between 2012-2018. In adolescents without program food aid, the prevalence of obesity increase 60% between 2012-2018. In adults with moderate food insecurity, abdominal obesity increased 10% between 2012-2018.

Conclusions:

There is a high prevalence of obesity in Mexican population with social limitations and seems to reach the rest of the population quickly but with significant structural disadvantages.

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