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Indian Journal of Child Health, 2016
International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2017
Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are global nutritional concerns that are on the rise... more Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are global nutritional concerns that are on the rise. These are among the most prevalent nutritional problems in the developed and developing countries and are associated with increased consumption of processed and fast foods, dependence on television and computers for leisure and less physically active lifestyle.Methods: The study has been conducted in the Department of Pediatric of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College of Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur. The study was a cross sectional analytical study conducted in schools of Jaipur. This study was done from August 2011 to November 2011 and 180 patients of aged between 10 to 18 years of age were enrolled.Results: In this study, we found the prevalence of overweight to be 32.65 percent in males and 34.15 percent in females. It was seen that 33.67 percent males and 32.93 percent females belonged to the obese category. It was seen that majority of overweight (...
Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2016
Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2016
International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2016
Indian Journal of Child Health, 2016
International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2017
Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are global nutritional concerns that are on the rise... more Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are global nutritional concerns that are on the rise. These are among the most prevalent nutritional problems in the developed and developing countries and are associated with increased consumption of processed and fast foods, dependence on television and computers for leisure and less physically active lifestyle.Methods: The study has been conducted in the Department of Pediatric of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College of Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur. The study was a cross sectional analytical study conducted in schools of Jaipur. This study was done from August 2011 to November 2011 and 180 patients of aged between 10 to 18 years of age were enrolled.Results: In this study, we found the prevalence of overweight to be 32.65 percent in males and 34.15 percent in females. It was seen that 33.67 percent males and 32.93 percent females belonged to the obese category. It was seen that majority of overweight (...
Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2016
Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2016
International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2016