Background: Obesity has become a major global health challenge due to established health
risks and substantial increases in prevalence. Being a complex condition it contributes to …

Background: Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem because of its strong
association with adulthood obesity and the related adverse health consequences. The …

Objective This study aimed to summarize current data on overweight and obesity among
adults living in Cameroon. Methods PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Global Index …

Background There is limited data on risk factors associated with childhood overweight and
obesity in Ghanaian school children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the …

Abstract DEBEILA, Sego; MODJADJI, Perpetua and MADIBA, Sphiwe. High prevalence of
overall overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity amongst adolescents: An emerging …

Background Overweight and obesity are major public health problems worldwide, with
projections suggesting a proportional increase in the number of affected individuals in …

Background Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the
21st century. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (< 5 years) in …

Abstract The Women\'s Health Study of Accra, Ghana measured the burden of obesity and
obesitylinked illnesses in urban women. This is a Cross-sectional community based study …

The global prevalence of overweight and obesity has more than doubled between 1980 and
2008. Using the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data, this study explored the …

Background: Data on overweight and obesity in general population in Benin is scarce. This
study aimed therefore to assess prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity in …