Prevalence and Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among Staff of Multinational Companies in Rivers State, Nigeria

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among Staff of Multinational Companies in Rivers State, Nigeria

Background: There are rising public health concerns due to diseases associated with increasing trends of overweight and obesity with significant adverse health, psychological and socioeconomic consequences. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with overw...

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Main Authors:	Ope Adeyanju, Mary Okuku, Goodnews Opurum, Uro Bills
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2023-03-01
Series:	International Journal of Nutrition Sciences
Subjects:	body mass index physical inactivity overweight obesity lifestyle
Online Access:	https://ijns.sums.ac.ir/article_49054_ba60933a44a63af0ea6ab8478c783912.pdf

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