A Systematic Review on Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among School Children and Adolescents in Indian Population

Obesity has erupted as an epidemic around the world. It has set itself as a fast wave among other prevailing specific clusters of non-communicable diseases. The current study reviews and presents an updated meaningful review of the vast research work performed at schools located in different cities...

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Published in:Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism 2024-03, Vol.28 (2), p.104-116
Main Authors: Sharma, Nidhi, Sanjeevi, Ramya Ramasamy, Balasubramanian, Karthick, Chahal, Aksh, Sharma, Abhishek, Sidiq, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescent
Analysis
body mass index
Children
Elementary school students
Health aspects
Heart diseases
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Obesity
Obesity in children
Overweight
Systematic Review
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Summary:Obesity has erupted as an epidemic around the world. It has set itself as a fast wave among other prevailing specific clusters of non-communicable diseases. The current study reviews and presents an updated meaningful review of the vast research work performed at schools located in different cities of India. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and PEDro. Studies representing data on obesity and overweight among children in Indian cities were included in the review. A total of 21 articles with 71,466 participants were included in the review for analysis. Obesity developed in childhood and adolescence is greatly associated with heart disease, stroke and cancer (breast and ovarian in women and prostate in men) in the late stage of life. In India, despite being a country with a faster rate of population becoming overweight and obese in urban areas, in contrast, rural areas are still struggling with malnutrition.
ISSN:2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI:10.4103/ijem.ijem_365_23