Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia

Overweight and obesity are defined as ‘conditions characterized by excess body fat with negative health consequences’. The numbers of overweight and obese individuals are on the rise in Malaysia, despite numerous attempts by means of public health campaigns. This epidemic has affected a very high nu...

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Main Author: Thamby, Sam Aaseer
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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description Overweight and obesity are defined as ‘conditions characterized by excess body fat with negative health consequences’. The numbers of overweight and obese individuals are on the rise in Malaysia, despite numerous attempts by means of public health campaigns. This epidemic has affected a very high number of young adults, aged between 18 to 30 years old. Interventions aimed at educating the public about the negative health impact of being overweight and/or obese were not entirely successful in combating this issue. This exploratory, prospective, and descriptive study was conducted among a representative sample of overweight and obese individuals in Sungai Petani.
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spelling usm-441792019-04-23T02:11:16Z http://eprints.usm.my/44179/ Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia Thamby, Sam Aaseer RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Overweight and obesity are defined as ‘conditions characterized by excess body fat with negative health consequences’. The numbers of overweight and obese individuals are on the rise in Malaysia, despite numerous attempts by means of public health campaigns. This epidemic has affected a very high number of young adults, aged between 18 to 30 years old. Interventions aimed at educating the public about the negative health impact of being overweight and/or obese were not entirely successful in combating this issue. This exploratory, prospective, and descriptive study was conducted among a representative sample of overweight and obese individuals in Sungai Petani. 2018-05 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44179/1/SAM%20AASEER%20THAMBY.pdf Thamby, Sam Aaseer (2018) Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Thamby, Sam Aaseer
Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
title Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
title_full Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
title_short Feasibility Of Using The ‘Spacing Effect’ As Part Of An Interventional Strategy To Curb Overweight And Obesity Among Young Adults In Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
title_sort feasibility of using the ‘spacing effect’ as part of an interventional strategy to curb overweight and obesity among young adults in sungai petani, kedah, malaysia
topic RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
url http://eprints.usm.my/44179/
http://eprints.usm.my/44179/1/SAM%20AASEER%20THAMBY.pdf