Background The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NDC), particularly in low-
and middle-income countries, poses a significant threat to global health. Obesity and …

Background The rising burden of childhood obesity is a major public health concern,
particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where most health systems are weak and least …

Introduction There has been a notable increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity
in school-aged children in many industrialised regions. The worldwide prevalence of …

Child and adolescent overweight and obesity have become an important global public
health problem. Prevalence data for pediatric overweight and obesity in Nigeria are …

Childhood obesity has serious consequences both immediately and in adulthood. The rates
of obesity in children and adolescents are rising rapidly in the Middle East and North Africa …

Obesity rates are rising globally, but there is evidence that young people in the Middle East
and North Africa (MENA) region are at particularly high risk. We systematically searched the …

Background Childhood overweight/obesity is increasing rapidly in developing countries.
There is a need to provide more evidence on its burden in sub-Saharan Africa, and to …

Objective To determine the prevalence and differentials of overweight/obesity (body mass
index (BMI)-for-age z-score> 2) in preschool children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design …

Introduction Childhood obesity has become a major public health problem for both
developed and developing nations. It is uncommon to find under-nutrition in many low and …

Background Prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity has increased considerably in
recent years. The transition to higher rates of overweight/obesity has been well documented …