Introduction Recently, childhood and adolescence overweight/obesity has increased
disproportionately in developing countries, with estimates predicting a parallel increase in …

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 …

Objectives. To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a sample of South
African children aged 6–13 years. Design. Random sampling of schools within each …

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 …

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 obesity is a national as well as worldwide problem. The aim of this
study was to evaluate the association of overweight and obesity among Qatari children with …

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

Background Overweight and obesity is a major public health concern that includes
associations with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during …

Background The ability of different obesity indices to predict cardiovascular risk is still
debated in youth and few data are available in sub Saharan Africa. We compared the …

Background There is limited information on recent country‐specific trends in the prevalence
of overweight and obesity in adolescents. Objective We aimed to identify country‐specific …