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Prevalence Of Overweight And Obesity Among Secondary School Students In Gaza Strip- Palestine, Abd Elkareem Abd Raboh El-Majdalawi, Yousef Aljeesh, Bothina Bassyonie Etewa
Prevalence Of Overweight And Obesity Among Secondary School Students In Gaza Strip- Palestine, Abd Elkareem Abd Raboh El-Majdalawi, Yousef Aljeesh, Bothina Bassyonie Etewa
Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث
Background
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The effects of childhood overweight and obesity are devastating to the health and well-being of children now and throughout adulthood. The overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and more likely to develop non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer at a younger age.
Study Aim: The aim of the study is investigating the problem of overweight/obesity among secondary school students in Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Study design: The design of this study was cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical, …