Impact of 20 week lifestyle intervention package on anthropmetric biochemical and behavioural characteristics of schoolchildren in North India

Childhood obesity is a public health problem worldwide

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 1 October 2016

• Country: India
• Document Type: Discussion Paper
• Theme: Health
• Authors: Thakur, J.S., Bharti, B, Tripathy, J.P., Dhawan, V, Bhansali, A

Abstract

This study examines the impact of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention on weight and body mass index (BMI) of children in a school-based setting.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

J. S. Thakur, Bhavneet Bharti, Jaya Prasad Tripathy,Veena Dhawan,Anil Bhansali (2016) Impact of 20 week lifestyle intervention package on anthropmetric biochemical and behavioural characteristics of schoolchildren in North India Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2016, 62, 368–376 doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmw020

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Published 1 October 2016