Authors : Shubhada Jambhulkar
Page Nos : 16-22
Description :
Obesity is an emerging major public health problem though the world and its
prevalence has largely increased over the last decade in both developed and developing
countries. Obesity has been more prone in school children. The present study was
conducted on 150 school going girls from selected school of north Nagpur city to assess the
prevalence of overweight and obesity. Information on socio-economic background, dietary
and activity pattern were collected. Anthropometric measurements were taken. The data
was collected by interview and questionnaire schedule and the data were analyzed to see
the obesity among school going children. The result of the study showed that the height of
the girls was observed less and weight was observed higher than the NCHS standards. All
the girls prefer to eat junk foods. The results of the study reflect that, there is an urgent
need to improve the diet of school children thorough nutrition education.
Keywords: Obesity, Overweight, public health
