Prevalence and associated factors of childhood overweight/obesity among primary school children in urban Nepal.
Ashmita KarkiArchana ShresthaNarayan SubediPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
More than one-quarter of the children in urban Lalitpur were found to be overweight/obese. High junk food consumption and sedentary activity were found to be significantly associated with childhood overweight/obesity. School health and awareness programs aiming to reduce the intake of energy-dense foods and promote an active lifestyle including active transportation to school among children are imperative. Future studies to objectively measure the type and amount of food intake and physical activity of students are recommended.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- weight loss
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- body mass index
- bariatric surgery
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- public health
- young adults
- healthcare
- adipose tissue
- high fat diet induced
- mental health
- sleep quality
- childhood cancer
- early life
- high school
- obese patients
- health information
- climate change
- case control