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Knowledge on Obesity among Mothers of School Going Children

S. Mahalakshmi, Associate Professor, Hindu Mission College of Nursing, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600045, India. , S. Mahalakshmi1 , M. Hemamalini2

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Community and Public Health Nursing 4(1):p 31-34, January-June 2019. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.4119.6

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 Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. Children who are obese are above the normal weight for their age and height. Obesity is a condition in which an individual is above the normal weight for his/her age and height. Obesity in children termed as childhood obesity. The more weight is gained by excessive fat accumulation which impairs health and leads to various body functioning disorders like thyroid diseases, diabetes, etc. If Body mass index (BMI) is more than 85%, will be considered as overweight and if it is above 95% it will be considered as the individual is obese.

 

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Obesity; Childhood; Body mass index; height; Weight.

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