High Prevalence of Obesity among Indigenous Residents of a Nigerian Ethnic Group: The Kalabaris in the Niger Delta Region of South-South Nigeria

Abstract

Obesity is known to result in serious health consequence, yet, there are no known data on its prevalence among the Kalabari ethnic group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of this disease among the indigenous residents of Kalabari communities in South-south Nigeria. Three hundred and four (

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