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      Childhood Obesity in Primary School Children of Middle and Upper-Middle Income Group in the Capital City of Bangladesh

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      Food and Nutrition Sciences
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          Prevalence of Obesity in School-Going Children of Karachi

          Background Obesity is an emerging problem in Pakistan. The authors sought to determine prevalence of obesity and malnutrition in school-going children, from grades 6th to 8th of different schools of Karachi and assess associations that affect the weight of the children. Methodology/Principal Findings A cross sectional study design with children studying in grades 6th to 8th grade, in different schools of Karachi. We visited 10 schools of which 4 consented; two subsidized government schools and two private schools. A questionnaire was developed in consultation with a qualified nutritionist. Height and weight were measured on calibrated scales. A modified BMI criterion for Asian populations was used. Data was collected from 284 students. Of our sample, 52% were found to be underweight whereas 34% of all the children were normal. Of the population, 6% was obese and 8% overweight. Of all obese children, 70% belonged to the higher socio-economic status (SES) group, while of the underweight children, 63.3% were in the lower SES. Amongst obese children in our study, 65% ate meat every day, compared to 33% of normal kids. Conclusion Obesity and undernutrition co-exist in Pakistani school-children. Our study shows that socio-economic factors are important since obesity and overweight increase with SES. Higher SES groups should be targeted for overweight while underweight is a problem of lower SES. Meat intake and lack of physical activity are some of the other factors that have been highlighted in our study.
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            Influence of social class on obesity and thinness in children.

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              Overweight children in Beirut: prevalence estimates and characteristics

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                Journal
                Food and Nutrition Sciences
                FNS
                Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,
                2157-944X
                2157-9458
                2015
                2015
                : 06
                : 13
                : 1185-1192
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                10.4236/fns.2015.613124
                47b78ecd-a95d-4a79-90e1-adbc940b442c
                © 2015

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