Overweight, obesity, physical activity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adolescents of Pacific islands: results from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Background Overweight, obesity and their consequences are challenges to sustainable social and economic development in Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs). Complementing previous analyses for adults, the purpose of this paper is to synthesise available data on overweight, obesity and th...

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Main Authors: Kessaram, T, McKenzie, J, Girin, N, Merilles, O, Pullar, J, Roth, A, White, P, Hoy, D
Format: Journal article
Published: BioMed Central 2015