Waist-to-Hip Ratio: A Better Anthropometric Index for Predicting the Risk of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
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Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences
Zoology (Animal Science), Vol.41A, No.2,
July-December 2022: P.188-192
DOI: 10.5958/2320-3188.2022.00023.7
Article Info:
Original Research Article
Received on 26.09.2021
Revised on 26.11.2021
Accepted on 15.01.2022
Published on 15.12.2022
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Waist-to-Hip Ratio: A Better Anthropometric Index for Predicting the Risk of Obesity in Children and AdolescentsDr. Manju Dewan Author’s Affiliation: Associate Professor, DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh 160011, India *Corresponding author: Dr. Manju DewanAssociate Professor, DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh 160011, India E-mail: manjudewan72@gmail.com How to cite this article: Dewan M. (2022). Waist-to-Hip Ratio: A Better Anthropometric Index for Predicting the Risk of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences-Zoology, 41A (2), 188-192. |
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Abstract
Obesity is a complex challenge that needs to be addressed at both a societal and individual level. Now obesity presents a huge public health threat and should be stressed and investigated. This project was planned to improve the health and nutrition status of children to avoid obesity in them. Both waist and hip measurements were found to be having significant differences between overweight and obese children in comparison with normal children.
Keywords: Obesity, Overweight, Normal, Health
