Obesity and its associated risk factors among school-aged children in Sharjah, UAE.

BACKGROUND:The most prevalent nutritional disorders worldwide are childhood overweight or obesity. Various factors clearly contribute to the childhood obesity epidemic. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of childhood obesity in children of primary schools, and determine the influ...

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Main Authors: Abduelmula R Abduelkarem, Suleiman I Sharif, Farah G Bankessli, Sherin A Kamal, Nahed M Kulhasan, Amar M Hamrouni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234244