Abstract:BACKGROUND:Obesity is a complex condition with serious social and psychological dimensions, that affects virtually all age and socioeconomic groups and threatens to overwhelm both developed and developing countries. This problem is increasing in adolescents and various factors contribute to it. METHOD: A cross sectional study was conducted among 8, 9 and 10 standard students of high schools of Bellary city Corporation. The sample size was 792 and the technique adopted is stratified random sampling. Permission … Show more
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