Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescent Tehrani students, 2000–2001: an epidemic health problem

Mohammadpour-Ahranjani, Behnoush; Rashidi, Arash; Karandish, Majid; Eshraghian,; Kalantari, Naser

doi:10.1079/phn2003593

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“…The Open Obesity Journal, 2009, Volume 1 13 globe also showed that female gender are at risk of being overweight and obese [15][16][17].…”

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Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Children and Adolescents in Urban India

Tharkar¹,

Viswanathan²

2009

TOOBESJ

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Abstract:To determine the prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among the school children aged 8-15 years. A cross sectional design was adopted and 3 schools (2 private and 1 corporation schools) were selected by stratified cluster-sampling technique. Data was collected by interviewer administered method by trained research officers using a pre-tested and validated questionnaire to a total sample of 1193 school children from grades IV to X (i.e.) aged 8 to15 years. Prevalence rates were calculated using WHO-BMI for age percentile chart 2007. Regression analysis was done to determine the risk factors associated with overweight. The overall prevalence of overweight was 12.1% among the children and 15.5 % among the adolescents. Both overweight (22%) and obesity (13.7%) were highest among girls from affluent families. The mean anthropometric measurements, prevalence of overweight and obesity were higher among the urban affluent children. Factors associated with overweight were upper socioeconomic status (OR-3.4, CI-1.8 to 6.7, P<0.0001) and greater than 2hours television watching (OR -2.5, CI-1.1 to 5.4, P < 0.0001). The children had grossly inadequate knowledge about healthy lifestyle habits. Overweight and obesity are predisposing factors for many diseases. These findings suggest the need for early intervention programs, targeting the children from affluent society.

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“…The Open Obesity Journal, 2009, Volume 1 13 globe also showed that female gender are at risk of being overweight and obese [15][16][17].…”

Section: Obesity Levels In Urban Indian Childrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Children and Adolescents in Urban India

Tharkar¹,

Viswanathan²

2009

TOOBESJ

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“…The significant prevalence of overweight in Iran [12][13][14] necessitates studying different aspects of dietary habits, especially among adolescents. Appropriate public measures can then be designed according to any deviations from optimal eating practices.…”

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Obese and female adolescents skip breakfast more than their non-obese and male peers

Rashidi

Mohammadpour-Ahranjani

Karandish

et al. 2007

Open Medicine

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AbstractWe examined the association between overweight/gender and skipping breakfast among adolescent students in Tehran city using a cross-sectional study and a multistage random sampling method. All educational zones in Tehran city were covered during the educational year of 2000–01. In total, 2321 students aged 11–16 years (1068 male; 1263 female) participated in the study. Weight and height were measured and body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) was calculated. Overweight, pre-obesity and obesity were defined as BMI ≥ 85th, 85th to 95th, and ≥ 95th percentile of age-sex-specific BMI reference values, respectively. Self-reported frequency of breakfast consumption was categorized as usual/always, often, and rarely/never (5–7, 2–4 and 0–1 times/wk, respectively). Student’s t and Chi-square tests were employed to analyze the data. Statistical inferences were made at α = 0.05. In boys and girls, the mean ± standard deviation of BMI was 19.8 ± 4.0 and 20.6 ± 4.1 kg/m2, the 18.8% and 23.1% were overweight, and 7.3% and 8.3% were obese, respectively. There was a significant difference in the frequency of breakfast consumption between obese and normal male students (P < 0.001). Differences between pre-obese and normal, and obese and normal female students were also significant (P < 0.002 and P < 0.001, respectively). A significant difference was found in the frequency of breakfast consumption between male and female adolescents in all three categories (P < 0.001). These results suggest that obese and female adolescents are more likely to skip breakfast than their normal and male peers and are therefore at higher risk for growth deficits and low educational performance. Preventive/educational programs are urgently needed in this age group.

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“…At the same time, there has been an alarming rise in obesity in the developed world (5,6) and, increasingly, in the developing world as well (7)(8)(9). The obesity rate in the United States doubled between 1970 and 2000, to almost 30% (5); worldwide, nearly 1.5 billion people are now overweight or obese (9).…”

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A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

Hammond

Dubé

2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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We argue that food and nutrition security is driven by complex underlying systems and that both research and policy in this area would benefit from a systems approach. We present a framework for such an approach, examine key underlying systems, and identify transdisciplinary modeling tools that may prove especially useful.complexity | agri-food | health | disease | environment N utrition is a fundamental human need, affecting health and well-being throughout the lifespan in myriad ways. A central concept in the study of human nutrition is food and nutrition security, which is typically defined as "when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life" (1). The absence of food and nutrition security can have significant consequences for individuals and for society, including malnutrition, obesity, disease, and poverty.Despite rapid growth in agricultural production over the past four decades, significant malnutrition persists. Average per-capita food consumption was below the recommended 2,200 kcal/d in 33 countries in 2003. Globally, more than 850 million people lack adequate access to food on a regular basis, with a third of these in East and Southeast Asia, another third in South Asia, and a quarter in sub-Saharan Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, one of the most food-insecure regions, the number of hungry people has gone up by 20% since 1990; more than a third of the population is undernourished in such countries as Kenya and Tanzania. There are 126 million underweight children in the world and over 2 billion people who suffer from micronutrient deficiency (2-4).At the same time, there has been an alarming rise in obesity in the developed world (5, 6) and, increasingly, in the developing world as well (7-9). The obesity rate in the United States doubled between 1970 and 2000, to almost 30% (5); worldwide, nearly 1.5 billion people are now overweight or obese (9). Like malnutrition, obesity has significant implications for public health (10, 11) and health care costs (12). Obesity can coexist in the same populations as malnutrition, and it may be linked to the same forces that drive reductions in malnutrition (13, 14). Complexity of Food and Nutrition SecurityBoth phenomena, malnutrition and obesity, are manifestations of widespread food and nutrition insecurity. The determinants of this insecurity are complex. A primary driver of food security or insecurity is the agricultural food system. The agrifood system spans a series of interrelated processes, including production of raw food materials through farming and raising of livestock, processing and packaging for consumption, distribution, and utilization by consumers (15). These processes are affected by a range of influences, including diffusion of agricultural technology (16, 17), functioning of capital markets, infrastructure at both local and regional/global levels, organization of firms and supply chains, sociopolitical factors ...

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescent Tehrani students, 2000–2001: an epidemic health problem

Cited by 82 publications

References 8 publications

Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Children and Adolescents in Urban India

Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Children and Adolescents in Urban India

Obese and female adolescents skip breakfast more than their non-obese and male peers

A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

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