Obesity prevalence and determinants among young adults, with special focus on normal-weight obesity; a cross-sectional study in Mumbai

Obesity prevalence and determinants among young adults, with special focus on normal-weight obesity; a cross-sectional study in Mumbai

Background: India has >135 million obese individuals at present. Body mass index (BMI) has been used to assess obesity until recent times. Later, studies have shown that central body fat (BF) measurements as a reliable predictor of metabolic diseases. Hence, normal-weight obesity (NWO) is defined...

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Main Authors: Rujuta Sachin Hadaye, Rukman Mecca Manapurath, Barsha Pathak Gadapani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
body calipers
central adiposity
dietary intake
lifestyle diseases
normal-weight lean
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2020;volume=45;issue=3;spage=358;epage=362;aulast=Hadaye

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