Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Qatar
Overweight and obesity are major public health issues worldwide impacting millions of people. The prevalence of increased body weight among children and adolescents is becoming a global phenomenon. The State of Qatar is also experiencing the effects of obesity pandemic among adults and younger popul...
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| author | Mohammed Al-Thani Al-Anoud Al-Thani Walaa Al-Chetachi Hammad Akram |
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| description | Overweight and obesity are major public health issues worldwide impacting millions of people.
The prevalence of increased body weight among children and adolescents is becoming a global
phenomenon. The State of Qatar is also experiencing the effects of obesity pandemic among
adults and younger populations. In order to examine obesity and overweight parameters, a
literature review was carried out using key scientific databases. Furthermore, this mini-review
examines the selected factors that could be associated with obesity and overweight situation
among children and adolescents living in Qatar. The results showed that the obesity is indeed a
major public health issue among youth in Qatar. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-930ac80c594d436abc4788999fb20e902022-12-22T02:42:54ZengZabol University of Medical sciencesInternational Journal of Basic Science in Medicine2476-664X2017-12-012416116510.15171/ijbsm.2017.30ijbsm-2179Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in QatarMohammed Al-Thani0Al-Anoud Al-Thani1Walaa Al-Chetachi2Hammad Akram3Ministry of Public Health, State of Qatar, Doha, QatarMinistry of Public Health, State of Qatar, Doha, QatarMinistry of Public Health, State of Qatar, Doha, QatarMinistry of Public Health, State of Qatar, Doha, QatarOverweight and obesity are major public health issues worldwide impacting millions of people. The prevalence of increased body weight among children and adolescents is becoming a global phenomenon. The State of Qatar is also experiencing the effects of obesity pandemic among adults and younger populations. In order to examine obesity and overweight parameters, a literature review was carried out using key scientific databases. Furthermore, this mini-review examines the selected factors that could be associated with obesity and overweight situation among children and adolescents living in Qatar. The results showed that the obesity is indeed a major public health issue among youth in Qatar.http://ijbsm.zbmu.ac.ir/PDF/ijbsm-2179QatarObesityOverweightChildrenAdolescents |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Al-Thani Al-Anoud Al-Thani Walaa Al-Chetachi Hammad Akram Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Qatar International Journal of Basic Science in Medicine Qatar Obesity Overweight Children Adolescents |
| title | Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Qatar |
| title_full | Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Qatar |
| title_fullStr | Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Qatar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Qatar |
| title_short | Obesity and Related Factors Among Children and Adolescents in Qatar |
| title_sort | obesity and related factors among children and adolescents in qatar |
| topic | Qatar Obesity Overweight Children Adolescents |
| url | http://ijbsm.zbmu.ac.ir/PDF/ijbsm-2179 |
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