Behavioural determinants for obesity: a cross-sectional study among urban adolescents in India.

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of risk factors for obesity was quite high among the adolescents. This study also showed that a great proportion of overweight/obese adolescents had a correct perception of their body weight and they were making efforts to modify risk factors such as television viewing, computer use, a sedentary lifestyle, and unhealthy dietary habits. PMID: 23946877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Prev Med Public Health Source Type: research