Overweight and obesity among early adolescent school girls in urban area of West Bengal, India: Prevalence assessment using different reference standards

Overweight and obesity among early adolescent school girls in urban area of West Bengal, India: Prevalence assessment using different reference standards

Background: Overweight and obesity are epidemic and a ′public health crisis′ among adolescents worldwide. The rising trends in adolescent obesity in girl are poorly documented in India. The aim of this study was to compare and assess the extent of overweight and obesity in early adolescent school gi...

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Main Authors: Soumyajit Maiti, Debasis De, Kazi Monjur Ali, Tushar Kanti Bera, Debidas Ghosh, Shyamapada Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Body mass index
early adolescent
obesity
overweight
school girl
West Bengal
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2013;volume=4;issue=9;spage=1070;epage=1074;aulast=Maiti

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