Prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children of Bhaktapur and Kathmandu
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2019), Original Research Article
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2019)

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children of Bhaktapur and Kathmandu

Original Research Article
Published 2019-06-30
Pawana Kayastha
Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Binit Vaidya
Chairman and Head of National Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Dipesh Shakya
Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Keywords

Blood pressure; Childhood obesity; Overweight; Prevalence.

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Kayastha, P., Vaidya, B., & Shakya, D. (2019). Prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children of Bhaktapur and Kathmandu. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 8(2), 55–59. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/898
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Abstract

Background: World Health Organization defines childhood obesity as “one of the most serious public health challenges”. Low income countries like Nepal experience a burden of infectious diseases as well as rising incidence of nonco

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