The Proportion of overweight and obesity and its association between physical activity and diet among school children of grades 6 to 9 in Kalutara educational zone
| dc.contributor.author | Cooray, PLSR | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dissanayake, DMRN | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thilakarathna, SS | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pehara, MWGR | |
| dc.contributor.author | Silva, KSK | |
| dc.contributor.author | Talagala, IA | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Kottahachhi, J | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Peries, WANN | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Talagala, I | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Samarasinghe, T | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Fernando, NS | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Pasqual, D | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Chandran, T | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Shajahan, Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-17T05:35:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-17T05:35:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies overweight and obesity as a global health crisis, linked to sedentary lifestyles and influenced by factors such as screen time and dietary choices. This study aimed to assess the proportion of overweight and obesity among grades 6 to 9 school students in the Kalutara educational zone, and its association with diet and physical activity. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.conference | Annual Academic Sessions-2024 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.31705/FOMAAS.2024.3 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | rivindinethmini@gmail.com | en_US |
| dc.identifier.faculty | Medicine | en_US |
| dc.identifier.pgnos | pp. 22 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.place | Moratuwa, Sri Lanka | en_US |
| dc.identifier.proceeding | 1st Annual academic sessions of the faculty of medicine, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lankak | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/23036 | |
| dc.identifier.year | 2024 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Medicine, University of Moratuwa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Overweight and Obesity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Diet | en_US |
| dc.subject | Physical activity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kalutara | en_US |
| dc.title | The Proportion of overweight and obesity and its association between physical activity and diet among school children of grades 6 to 9 in Kalutara educational zone | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference-Abstract | en_US |