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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children and adolescents in Chennai [1]

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.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
15/07/2014
Sonya Jagadesan [3], Ranjani Harish [4], Priya Miranda & et al [5]
Indian Pediatrics [6]
51
544-549
Tags:
Obesity [7], Child Health [8], Chennai [9], Tamil Nadu [10], Non Communicable Diseases [11], Lifestyles [12], Fast Foods [13], Statistics [14]
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[2] http://medind.nic.in/ibv/t14/i7/ibvt14i7p544.pdf
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-pediatrics
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