Research Article: Body Mass Index Profile and Its Association with Social Determinants Among Adolescents from Jazan, Saudi Arabia
Introduction:
Overweight and obesity continue to be a challenge; a dramatic increase in their prevalence has been seen over the last five decades. According to the World Health Organization, obesity’s prevalence has tripled since . By , nearly two billion adults were overweight, of whom more than million were affected by obesity. Furthermore, over million children and adolescents aged between five and are were overweight or obese by . The increased incidence of obesity among children and adolescents demonstrates the need to…
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