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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adult Nigerians – a systematic review

Author(s) -

Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye,

John ,

Kenneth Ohagwu,

Ejiji,

Imoh,

Chuku,

Okechukwu S. Ogah,

Oviasu

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

diabetes metabolic syndrome and obesity

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853

H-Index - 43

ISSN - 1178-7007

DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s38626

Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , body mass index , nigerians , environmental health , epidemiology , gerontology , demography , political science , law , sociology

Obesity is a major health problem, and there is an increasing trend of overweight and obese individuals in developing countries. Being overweight or obese is known to contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality rates in various countries around the world. We therefore aimed to identify and discuss current epidemiological data on the prevalence of obesity in Nigeria.

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