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Alarming Rates of Childhood Obesity in Bangalore Schools Spark Urgent Action

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
A study on prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst school children of Bangalore
Sunil Kumar D. A., M. Rohith, Greeva Philip

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The study looked at how many school children in Bangalore are overweight or obese. They found that about 7% of the students were overweight and 4% were obese. Boys and girls had similar rates of overweight and obesity. The researchers suggest that teaching kids about healthy eating and exercise in school could help reduce the number of children who are overweight or obese.