Background: The global rise of adolescent overweight and obesity is bringing a new challenge to the public health sector by shaping the upcoming generation for the worst. It is also known to cause disruptive quality of ...

Background: Obesity is abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Its prevalence is increasing worldwide. Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of obesity, premature death, and disability ...

Background: Obesity in early life has a greater tendency to follow through adulthood and it will end up with serious medical problems, lower educational attainment and higher rates of poverty. However there is paucity ...

BACKGROUND: Studies on cardiovascular risk factors among diabetic persons in Ethiopia are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, obesity, physical ...