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- Title
Obesity prevalence in Nepal: public health challenges in a low-income nation during an alarming worldwide trend.
- Authors
Vaidya, Abhinav; Shakya, Suraj; Krettek, Alexandra
- Abstract
The future toll of the obesity epidemic will likely hit hardest in low- and middle-income countries. Ongoing urbanization promotes risk factors including sedentary lifestyle and fat- and sugar-laden diets. Low-income countries like Nepal experience a double disease burden: infectious diseases as well as rising incidence of noncommunicable diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus) frequently characterized by obesity. Nepal currently directs efforts towards curing disease but pays little attention to preventive actions. This article highlights obesity prevalence in Nepal, delineates the challenges identified by our pilot study (including low health literacy rates), and suggests strategies to overcome this trend.
- Publication
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2010, Vol 7, Issue 6, p2726
- ISSN
1660-4601
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijerph7062726