ABSTRACT A study was conducted from March to June 1991 to determine the prevalence of
obesity among primary school children in the State of Selangor. One School Health Team in …

6239 children aged 7 to 16 years, attending 22 primary and secondary schools in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, were screened using a self report questionnaire, with their heights and …

This study is a secondary data analysis from the National Health Morbidity Survey III, a
population-based study conducted in 2006. A total of 7,749 children between 7 and 12 years …

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

Childhood obesity is known as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st
century. The prevalence of obesity remains high in several high-income countries although …

PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AMONG THE SCHOOL-GOING CHILDREN OF LAHORE AND
ASSOCIATED FACTORS Page 1 J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2010;22(4) http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/JAMC/PAST/22-4/Adeel.pdf …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity was determined in a sample of 1228 boys (10-15
years old) in the 5th-10th grade levels from 2 affluent schools in Pune, Maharashtra, India …

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity among schoolchildren
in Khartoum state, Sudan. Multistage stratified random sampling methodology was used …

Childhood obesity portends risk of adult overweight and obesity and its health
consequences. This problem is preventable; unfortunately information on the extent of the …

Childhood obesity has been growing at an alarming rate and is the most common nutritional
problem among children in developed as well as in developing countries. It is associated …