Childhood Obesity - challenges in the Indian Scenario
Keywords:
Obesity, adolescent, global scenario
Abstract
Globally, a sharp rise in the incidence of obesity has been noticed in last three decades. It has not only involved developed countries but also low income group developing countries.
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13. Kumar HN, Mohanan P, Kotian S, Sajjan BS, Kumar SG. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children in semi urban South India. Indian Pediatr. 2008 Jun;45(6):497-49. [PubMed]
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15. Subramanyam V, Jayashree R, Rafi M. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Affluent Adolescent Girls in Chennai in 1981 and 1998. Indian Pediatr. 2003; 40:332-336
16. Sharma A, Sharma K, Mathur KP. Growth pattern and prevalence of obesity in affluent schoolchildren of Delhi. Public Health Nutr. 2007 May;10(5):485-91. [PubMed]
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18. Ramachandran A, Snehalatha C, Vinitha R, Thayyil M, Kumar CK, Sheeba L, Joseph S, Vijay V. Prevalence of overweight in urban Indian adolescent school children. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2002 Sep;57(3):185-90. [PubMed]
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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2013.i01.01
Published: 2013-03-31
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Gedam DS. Childhood Obesity - challenges in the Indian Scenario. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2013Mar.31 [cited 2024Apr.16];1(1):01-4. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/1
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