Overweight and obesity have reached nationwide epidemic proportions. Both the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity and their associated health problems are important public health goals. To achieve these goals, The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity is committed to five overarching principles: • Promote the recognition of overweight and...

BACKGROUND We aimed to study the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to assess its familial clustering among schoolchildren in northern China. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 95,292 schoolchildren in northern China to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity. A group of overweight and obese children (n = 450) was selected using a cluster sampling method. Answ...

This paper reviews previous cost studies of overweight and obesity in the UK. It proposes a method for estimating the economic and health costs of overweight and obesity in the UK which could also be used in other countries. Costs of obesity studies were identified via a systematic search of electronic databases. Information from the WHO Burden of Disease Project was used to calculate the morta...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity are considered a serious health problem. There are little data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Yi ethnic group in China. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic features of overweight/obesity among Chinese Yi nationality. METHODS A cross-sectional study, including 1255 subjects aged 20-75 years, was carried out in Liangshan Yi ...

BACKGROUND In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the rising prevalence of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases co-exists with the high burden of under-nutrition. The paucity of data on adulthood overweight and obesity, disaggregated by socio-demographic characteristics and in rural settings in SSA calls for research. We determined the prevalence of underweight, overweight/obesity and associ...

background obesity is one of the most common nutritional problems in adolescent. knowing eating behavior of adolescents improve our understanding about this pandemic and helps design an appropriate preventive and care plan. methods in a cross-sectional study, 372 students selected randomly from 8 guidance schools of shiraz, iran, during august-december 2009. body weight was measured to the near...

Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease with multiple associated factors that has generated high health impact worldwide; at the same time, rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus also increase increasing body mass index. Medical nutrition therapy and focus on lifestyle changes remain key components in management overweight mellitus. However, there little evidence different types nutritional intervent...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalences of overweight and obesity in children aged 4 to 12 years, using the standard definitions proposed by the International Obesity Taskforce. DESIGN Population prevalence cross-sectional survey involving measurement of height and weight. Data collection took place in 1998. SETTING Schools in Gibraltar. SUBJECTS In total 2994 children, aged 4-12 years, at...