Overweight and obesity among adult : a study at rural community in kampong Panagatan Ulu Keningau, Sabah

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally and it is a majo contributor of the global burden of chronic disease disease and disability, for example more than 1 billion adults overweight and at least 300 million of them clinically obese (WHO, 2003). Therefore, a descriptive cross-sectional stu...

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Main Author: Rugaya @ Rugayah, binti Ibrahim
Format: Final Year Project Report
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences 2008
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5677/1/Rugaya%40Rugayah%20ft.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5677/
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Language: English
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Summary:Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally and it is a majo contributor of the global burden of chronic disease disease and disability, for example more than 1 billion adults overweight and at least 300 million of them clinically obese (WHO, 2003). Therefore, a descriptive cross-sectional study on overweight and obesity among adult age 21 to 64 years old was carried out a rural community in Kampung Panagatan Ulu Keningau, Sabah from 20th December 2008 to 02nd of January 2008.