The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Chennai, India, using national and international age- and sex- specific body mass index (BMI) cut-off points.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/prevalence-overweight-and-obesity-among-school-children-and-adolescents-chennai
[2] http://medind.nic.in/ibv/t14/i7/ibvt14i7p544.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sonya-jagadesan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ranjani-harish
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/priya-miranda-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-pediatrics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/obesity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lifestyles
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fast-foods
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics