A Study on Eating Habits and Risk Factors Associated with Obesity among Adolescence Studying in Private Schools in District Pulwama Kashmir

Obesity is a condition of the body in which it has excess of body fats. Obesity is directly associated with life-expectancy, public and private expenditure on health and life risking diseases including cardiovascular diseases, hyper tension & liver diseases. Obesity has a harmful effect on labor outcomes which reduces the efficiency and productivity of labor. Therefore the present study was conducted to have an idea regarding eating habits and risk factors which are associated with obesity among adolescence studying in private schools in district Pulwama. A sample of 200 respondents was collected from the students of private institutes of Pampore Pulwama Kashmir based on convenience sampling technique. The information was collected through proforma and an interview method. Descriptive statistics was used to assess the eating habits and risk factors that are associated with obesity in Adolescence. The findings revealed that females are more obese than males from rural areas, 62.66% boys and 71.2% girls had over weight when compared it with standard BMI classification and had nuclear type of family system. 53.33% boys and 43.2% girls said that less physical activity and 20% boys and 25.6% girls said that excess energy intake are responsible factors of obesity. The study revealed that consumption pattern of junk foods, street foods, non-vegetarian type of food are prevalent in majority.