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Overweight and Obesity among High Level Secondary School Adolescents in Mwanza Tanzania.

Marko Hingi, John Ngonyani and Hyasinta Jaka

Overweight and corpulence is general medical problem which is developing among youthful age around the world. 15-half of the individuals living in urban regions in Africa have heftiness or overweight, and it is anticipated that by year 2012, about 75% of individuals will be in creating nations. Objective: To decide the commonness and related components of overweight and weight among elevated level optional school pre-adult in Mwanza Tanzania. Procedure: A cross-sectional investigation led among 381 secondary school teenagers in Nyamagana, Mwanza in October 2014. Stoutness and overweight were estimated utilizing tallness and weight of every understudy. The segment, social and nourishing history; way of life data and example of dietary admission were met verbally. Result: The general predominance of weight and overweight were 2.6% and 14.2% separately.