The effect of fast-food availability on fast-food consumption and obesity among rural residents: An analysis by race/ethnicity Rural areas of the United States tend to have higher obesity rates than urban areas, particularly in regions with high proportions of non-white residents. ... SS Horel...
between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries experience among the patients attending the outpatient department of Tagore Dental College, Chennai, India.A cross-sectional study with a convenient sampling technique was employed in the outpatient department of Tagore Dental College, Che...
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Students of a Medical College in South India: A Pilot Study. Background: Obesity is emerging as a serious problem throughout the world, not only among adults but also children, teenagers and young adults. Of the factors contributing to obesity, stress...
has in like manner affected adolescents. Among youth, 18 percent of children advanced 6-11 years and 21 percent of adolescents developed 12– 19 years are obese. These rates of obesity have critical consequences for Americans' prosperity. But one of the national wealth objectives for the year ...
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Students of a Medical College in South India: A Pilot Study. Background: Obesity is emerging as a serious problem throughout the world, not only among adults but also children, teenagers and young adults. Of the factors contributing to obesity, stress...
and within families9,10. Stigma has persisted despite the markedly increased prevalence of obesity in recent decades. Among adults with obesity, the prevalence of weight discrimination is 19–42%, with higher rates among those with higher body-mass index (BMI), and among women compared with men...
A. Declining rates of physical activity in the United States: what are the contributors? Annu. Rev. Public Health 26, 421–443 (2005). Article PubMed Google Scholar Muntner, P. et al. Prevalence of physical activity among Chinese adults: results from the International Collaborative Study ...
However, as rapid industrialization and urbanization boost incomes, the prevalence rates in these fast-growing emerging economies are rising quickly.8 In India and China, the prevalence of obesity in cities is three to four times the rate ...
Central obesity has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in children and anthropometric indices predictive of central obesity include waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR). South As