Trends of childhood obesity in ASEAN.
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In 2010, 43 million children, with 35 million in developing countries, were overweight and obese, and 92 million children were at risk of overweight (de Onis et al, 2010). The global prevalence of overweight and obese children is increasing. In 1990, it was 4.2%; in 2000 it was 5.1%; in 2010 it was 6.7%, and for 2020 the estimated rate is 9.1% (Fig 1). Prevalence of childhood obesity in Asia In Asia, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children is 3.2% in 1990 that increased to 4.9% in 2010, and the estimated prevalence for 2020 is 6.8%. Translated into actual numbers, in 1990 there were 12.4 million children in Asia who were obese, which increased to 18 million obese children in 2010. By 2020, there will be 24 million children in Asia who will be obese. For Southeast Asia, the number of obese children increased from 1.2 million to 2.5 million over 20 years (1990-2010) (de Onis et al, 2010) (Table 1). Prevalence of childhood obesity Singapore. In Singapore, there has been a
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
دوره 45 Suppl 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014