Prevalence of overweight in urban Indian adolescent school children

Ramachandran, Ambady; Snehalatha, Chamukuttan; Vinitha, Ramachandran; Thayyil, Megha; Kumar, C.K. Sathish; Sheeba, L.; Joseph, Shinto; Vijay, V.

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“…There is a high prevalence of malnutrition with disturbed eating behaviors as reported previously in a study of eating disorder in medical students in Karachi [35]. Another study conducted in a public school in Delhi also revealed the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst affluent girls as 31% and 7.5% respectively and linked with unhealthy dietary habits [36]. A similar study was conducted amongst adolescent girls of Chennai, India in 1998 that reported 9.6% of the girls were overweight and 6% were obese [37].…”

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Eating Attitudes Related to the Nutritional Status of University Girls in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Syed¹,

Din²,

Zeb³

et al. 2017

J Clin Nutr Diet

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Eating attitudes toward food may have an effect on overall health and contribute to cultural differences in non-communicable diseases. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 University girls in Peshawar to investigate eating attitude in relation to nutritional status. Girls were assessed in personal regarding eating attitude, anthropometric, dietary and biochemical indices. Based on Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) scales, girls with and without eating disorders (anorexic and non-anorexic groups) were identified. In SPSS, An independent t-test and chisquare test were used to evaluate association between anemia and risk factors. Point-biserial and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient showed positive association of EAT-26 and body image score with Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR), Total Body Fat (TBF) and Visceral Body Fat (VBF) while negative correlation with Hemoglobin (Hb) (p<0.01). In the logistic regression analysis, two major dietary patterns, healthy (49%) and (51%) unhealthy were identified. Anorexic girls were 69 (27.6%) and non-anorexic 181 (72.4%). Means weight, BMI, WC, WHR, TBF and VBF of the non-anorexic group were significantly lower than those of anorexic groups (p<0.05). Based on BMI and WC, more anorexic girls were found overweight and obese in comparison to the rest (p<0.05). Risk factors associated with anemia included underweight, poor eating attitude, anxiety/depression and stress; supplements not using and unhealthy dietary pattern. The study concluded that University girls are at higher risk for getting eating disorders which may lead to both acute and chronic health problems.

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Eating Attitudes Related to the Nutritional Status of University Girls in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Zeb³

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J Clin Nutr Diet

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“…The fear of being overweight, and thoughts about dieting specifically experienced by females, reflects the aesthetic nature that society places on thinness (Dunkley, Wertheim, & Paxton, 2001). The varied prevalence of overweight among different countries, including 24% in the United States (Neumark-Sztainer & Hannan, 2000), 16.8% in India (Ramachandran et al, 2002), 38% and 11% for overweight and obese, respectively, in Kuwait, places Lebanon among countries with low overweight (Al-Isa, 1999). This may be due to the healthy Mediterranean diet, which lacks high calorie content associated with greasy fast food (Willett et al, 1995).…”

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Risky weight control among university students

Tamim

Almawi

et al. 2006

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Objective: The objectives of the current study were to investigate risky weight control measures (vomiting or pills) among university students in Lebanon and to assess their relation to demographic, scholastic, and health risk behavioral characteristics. Method:The study used a cross-sectional design. A proportionate random sample of 2,013 students was selected from public and private universities in Greater Beirut. Each participant completed a self-administered anonymous questionnaire.Results: Among participating students, 123 (6.1%) reported practicing risky weight control measures. Multivariate analysis indicated that younger females, cigarette smokers, engaged/married students, and those with a higher body mass index (BMI) were at increased odds of performing risky weight control measures.Conclusion: Health awareness measures need to be proposed and, if possible, implemented to better define the motives and methods of weight reduction among Lebanese youth. ª 2005 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Entretanto, quando observada a prevalência de sobrepeso/obesidade conjuntamente é visível que a mesma é mais elevada no sexo masculino na grande maioria dos estudos analisados sistematicamente. Resultados similares foram observados na Ín-dia (RAMACHANDRAN et al, 2002) e nos Estados Unidos (OGDEN et al, 2012).…”

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Prevalência De Sobrepeso E Obesidade De Crianças E Adolescentes No Brasil: Uma Revisão Sistemática

Hobold

Arruda

2015

Arq. Ciênc. Saúde Unipar

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HOBOLD, E.; ARRUDA, M. de. Prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade de crianças e adolescentes no Brasil: uma revisão sistemática. Arq. Cienc. Saúde UNIPAR, Umuarama, v. 18, n. 3, p, 189-197, set/dez. 2014. RESUMO:O objetivo deste estudo foi revisar as pesquisas de prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em crianças e adolescentes brasileiros. Foi realizado a busca eletrônica de artigos nas bases de dados Scielo, PubMed, MedLine e LILACS e na Biblioteca Eletrônica Bireme. Para efeito deste estudo, foram selecionadas as publicações de 2003 a 2013. Foram analisados 59 estudos que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão estabelecidos pelos autores. A maioria dos estudos foram desenvolvidos nas regiões Sul e Sudeste (71,2%), com uma amostragem bem diversificada que variou de 328 a 79,6795 sujeitos. O Índice de Massa Corporal -IMC foi o protocolo mais utilizado (93,2%) e o critério de classificação de sobrepeso/obesidade sugerido pela International Obesity Task Force -IOTF foi amplamente utilizado nos estudos (52,5%). A prevalência de sobrepeso/obesidade oscilou de 7,4% a 36,5%, com mais de 70% dos estudos com prevalência de sobrepeso/ obesidade superior a 20%, sendo mais elevada nos rapazes. Apesar das diferenças metodológicas, a maioria dos estudos com crianças e adolescentes brasileiros apresentou valores bastante elevados de prevalência de sobrepeso/obesidade sugerindo um constante crescimento deste problema em nosso país. PALAVRAS-CHAVES: Sobrepeso; Obesidade; Crianças; Adolescentes; Revisão Sistemática. PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN BRAZIL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEWABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to review the research into the prevalence of overweight/obesity among Brazilian children and adolescents. An electronic search was conducted for articles in the Scielo, PubMed, MedLine and LILACS and Bireme Electronic Library databases. For this study, publications from 2003 to 2013 were selected. A total of 59 studies that met the inclusion criteria set by the authors were analyzed. Most of the studies were performed in the South and Southeast (71.2%) regions, with a well diversified sampling ranging from 328 to 79,795 subjects. The Body Mass Index -BMI was the most frequently used protocol (93.2%) and the criterion for overweight/obesity classification suggested by the International Obesity Task Force -IOTF was widely used in the studies (52.5%). The overweight/obesity prevalence ranged from 7.4% to 36.5%, with more than 70% of studies with overweight/obesity prevalence greater than 20%, being higher in boys. Despite the methodological differences, most studies on Brazilian children and adolescents presented very high values of overweight/ obesity prevalence, suggesting constant growth of this issue in our country.

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Prevalence of overweight in urban Indian adolescent school children

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Eating Attitudes Related to the Nutritional Status of University Girls in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Eating Attitudes Related to the Nutritional Status of University Girls in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Risky weight control among university students

Prevalência De Sobrepeso E Obesidade De Crianças E Adolescentes No Brasil: Uma Revisão Sistemática

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