Author(s):
Nor Masitah Mohamed Shukri, Vishnupriya. V., Gayathri R., Surapaneni Krishna Mohan
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DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2016.00334.6 
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Nor Masitah Mohamed Shukri1, Vishnupriya. V. 2, Gayathri R. 3, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan4
1Bachelor of Dental Surgery (year 1), Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, No. 162, PH Road, Chennai-600077
2Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, No. 162, PH Road, Chennai-600077
3Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, No. 162, PH Road, Chennai-600077
4Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, No. 162, PH Road, Chennai-602105
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Volume - 9,
Issue - 10,
Year - 2016
ABSTRACT:
Childhood obesity is a condition refers to excessive of fat in body, which affects the child’s health. This is because the child is overweight for his or her age and height. It is commonly due to nutritional disorder and much less because of inborn error. Lack of physical activity also contributes to obesity this condition can be treated by improving family’s diet and practice lots of exercises. Childhood obesity can cause many ailments such as high cholesterol, diabetes and also social problem. This study aimed to determine public sensitivity to this issue and also to explore the causes, consequences and potential solutions of childhood obesity.
Cite this article:
Nor Masitah Mohamed Shukri, Vishnupriya. V. , Gayathri R. , Surapaneni Krishna Mohan. Awareness in Childhood Obesity. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2016; 9(10):1658-1662. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2016.00334.6
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Nor Masitah Mohamed Shukri, Vishnupriya. V. , Gayathri R. , Surapaneni Krishna Mohan. Awareness in Childhood Obesity. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2016; 9(10):1658-1662. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2016.00334.6 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2016-9-10-33