Contribution of information and communication technology to the prevalence of obesity and elevated blood pressure among secondary school students in Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-362

  Shehu, R A ^a   Onasanya, S A ^a   Oloyede, T A ^b   Kinta, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Nigeria)

^c Federal College of Education   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Activity level; Body fat; Eating pattern; Elevated blood pressure; Obesity; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; BODY FATS; EATING PATTERN; OBESITY; WEIGHT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS;

NUTRITION;

EID: 76449092553     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.359.362     Document Type: Article

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