It has been reported that being overweight and obese is a significant problem among different socioeconomic spectrums of men and women in India, especially among the elderly, people residing in urban regions, and diverse socioeconomic strata. There is an urgent need to identify obesity as a ...
Malnutrition (营养失调)remains a serious problem for India. But a new study shows that India’s leading causes of death now also include diseases related to obesity (肥胖)such as heart disease. India’s National Family Health Survey shows that more than twenty percent of Indians living in citi...
Obesity in children and adolescents in gradually becoming a major public health problem in India. Indian states are currently facing the double burden of under nutrition as well as over nutrition. Under nutrition is more prevalent in rural areas, whereas overweight and obesity are more than three ...
According to him, obesity is not just about being overweight and lethargic. This condition will have an adverse impact on vital organs like liver and kidneys. Hence it is important people realize the negative impact of overweight and work towards addressing the problem early. Dr. Anitha Reddy, ...
Is obesity becoming a public health problem in India? Examine the shift from under- to overnutrition problems over time This study aimed to examine the prevalence and trends of overweight, obesity and undernutrition in recent decades in India. Based on a systematic literatur... Y Wang,H.㎎. ...
South East Asian countries including India once considered poor and developing countries also presently facing the epidemic of obesity as a health problem. This needs extensive studies to evaluate the incidence of obesity and its causative role for increased morbidity and mortality. Prevalence of ...
To assess the prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight among Vietnamese adults living in urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in the local health stations of 30 randomly selected wards, which
Built environment, psychosocial factors and active commuting to school in adolescents: Clustering a self-organizing map analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;16:83. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Bharucha J. An investigation into the walkability problem in Indian cities. ...
non-communicable diseases (NCD)represent 43% of the burden of disease and areexpected to be responsible for 60% of the diseaseburden and 73% of all deaths by 2020.Obesity inchildren and adolescents is gradually becoming amajor public health problem in many developingcountries, including India. ...
Childhood obesity has recently been reported as a growing problem in low- and middle-income countries. One potential prevention strategy is to apply effective obesity prevention approaches from the United States and/or other Western countries into programs that can be implemented in developing countries...