Disparities in Risk Factors Associated with Obesity between Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland among Women of Reproductive Age Based on the 2010 TDHS

Type Journal Article - Journal of Obesity
Title Disparities in Risk Factors Associated with Obesity between Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland among Women of Reproductive Age Based on the 2010 TDHS
Author(s)
Volume 2016
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
URL http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2016/1420673.pdf
Abstract
Overweight and obesity are the result of excessive fat accumulation
which leads to impaired health. Nearly two billion
adults worldwide are overweight, and of these, more than half
a billion are obese [1]. The global prevalence of overweight in
the year 2014 was around 39% among adults aged 18 years or
older, being 39% for men and 40% for women. About 13%
were obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
), of which 11% were men and
15% were women [1, 2].

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