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© Kamla-Raj 2004 Anthropologist, 6(4): 295-297 (2004)
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among the College-going Girls of Punjab
Sharda Sidhu and Prabhjot
Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143 005, Punjab, India *Telephone: (O) 0183-2258802-09 Ext. 3280 (R) 0183-2257639 Fax: 0183-2258819, 2258820 E-mail: shardasidhu@hotmail.com
KEYWORDS Overweight. Obesity. Body Mass Index. College-going Girls
ABSTRACT In the present study, an attempt has been made to report the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 500 college-going girls of Amritsar district of Punjab. For the assessment of overweight and obesity, height and weight measurements were taken on each subject. The prevalence rate of malnutrition was calculated according to the critical limits of body mass index (BMI). The observations reveal that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Punjabi girls is 28.20 and 15.00%, respectively.
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