Predictors of overweight and obesity among postgraduate African students in a public university in Malaysia, 2017

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Predictors of overweight and obesity among postgraduate African students in a public university in Malaysia, 2017

Background: Globally, obesity is one of the major public health problems and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increases with each rise in body mass index (BMI). Hence, obesity is considered as one of the leading risk factor...

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Main Authors:	Tukur, Nura, Ismail, Suriani, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Community Health Society Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62810/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62810/1/Predictors%20of%20overweight%20.pdf

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