Obesity prevalence in nepal: Public health challenges in a low-income nation during an alarming worldwide trend

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2726-2744

  Vaidya, Abhinav ^a,b   Shakya, Suraj ^a,c   Krettek, Alexandra ^a,d  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^c NEPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Epidemic; Nepal; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL STRATEGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEPAL; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77954807230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7062726     Document Type: Review

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