Open AccessOBESITY - A SOARING EPIDEMIC IN PAKISTAN
Author(s) -
Batool Hassan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.7.1/008
Subject(s) - obesity , overweight , medicine , environmental health , population , non communicable disease , diabetes mellitus , disease , gerontology , developing country , type 2 diabetes , demography , endocrinology , sociology , economic growth , economics
Topical shifts in the dietary pattern with the intake of high caloric food along with the practices of Physical in activities lead to the development of Obesity. According to the statistics of Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (PDHS) 2013, the prevalence of Obesity among male and female population of Pakistan living in th erural setting is found to be 11% and 19% respectively whereas in urban setting the numbers are even higherwhere 23% of male population and 40% of female population are obese 2. A comprehensive global status report on non-communicable diseases, 2010 stated that every fourth adult individual in Pakistan is either overweight or obese making the population more vulnerable for the risk of developing non communicable diseases (NCDs) like obstructive sleep , type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, and cancers.