Effectiveness physical of fitness conditioning self concept programme and wellness on of overweight and obese adolescent boys
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In India 14.4 million obese children was found and presently India was second
newlineplaced after the china according to a new study published in The New England
newlineJournal of Medicine. China, with 15.3 million obese children, tops the list. The
newlineincidence of obesity has doubled since 1980 in over 70 countries of the world, the
newlineresearch finds.
newlineEven though the occurrence of obesity among children was lower than adults,
newlinechildhood obesity has grown at a faster rate than adult obesity in many countries. In
newline2015, over 2 billion children and adults across the world were overweight. Of these,
newlinenearly 108 million children and more than 600 million adults had body mass index
newline(BMI) above 30, which is the threshold for obesity. Globally, the prevalence of
newlinechildhood obesity has risen in recent years. The International Association for the
newlineStudy of Obesity (IASO) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) estimate that
newline200 million school children are either overweight or obese
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