Underweight and overweight in primary school children in eThekwini district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Underweight and overweight in primary school children in eThekwini district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has been increasing worldwide. South Africa has minimal data on childhood body weight. Objectives: This study determined whether school children in the eThekwini district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, were underweight or overweight....

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Main Authors: Threethambal Puckree, Pooveshni Naidoo, Prabashni Pillay, Therona Naidoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-03-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:
Body mass index
obesity
overweight
school children
underweight
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/203

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