Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among school-aged adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of private and public schools.

Wegdan A Bani-IssaHadia RadwanRachel RossiterRanda FakhryNabeel Al-YateemArwa Al-ShujairiSanah HasanSoultana MacridisAbeer A FarghalyLin NaingManal A Awad

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

Focused interventions are needed to combat obesity while considering AO indicators and BMI to diagnose obesity in adolescents.

Keyphrases

physical activity
weight gain
weight loss
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
young adults
type diabetes
healthcare
body mass index
mental health
risk factors
health insurance
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
emergency department
drug induced