Obesity in Asia–is it different from rest of the world

A Ramachandran, S Chamukuttan… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
An epidemic of obesity and obesity related diseases such as diabetes and cardio vascular
disease (CVD) is prevalent in many Asian countries. Migration from rural to urban areas, and …

[PDF][PDF] A review of adult obesity research in Malaysia

LK Ghee - Med J Malaysia, 2016 - e-mjm.org
Guidelines for the management of obesity have been published and projects to combat
obesity are being run. However, more effort needs to be invested. Studies on intervention …

Physical activity and overweight/obesity among Malaysian adults: findings from the 2015 National Health and morbidity survey (NHMS)

YY Chan, KK Lim, KH Lim, CH Teh, CC Kee… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Overweight and obesity are growing health problems both worldwide and in
Malaysia due to such lifestyle changes as decreased physical activity (PA), increased …

Subfilter-scale modelling using transport equations: Large-eddy simulation of the moderately convective atmospheric boundary layer

S Ramachandran, JC Wyngaard - Boundary-layer meteorology, 2011 - Springer
We perform large-eddy simulation (LES) of a moderately convective atmospheric boundary
layer (ABL) using a prognostic subfilter-scale (SFS) model obtained by truncating the full …

Overweight/obesity prevalence among under-five children and risk factors in India: A cross-sectional study using the national family health survey (2015–2016)

J Saha, P Chouhan, F Ahmed, T Ghosh, S Mondal… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The occurrence of overweight and obesity has increased in recent years in India. In this
study, we investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of overweight/obesity …

Overweight and obesity in non-pregnant women of childbearing age in South Africa: subgroup regression analyses of survey data from 1998 to 2017

MD Nglazi, JEO Ataguba - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Overweight and obesity in adults are increasing globally and in South Africa
(SA), contributing substantially to deaths and disability from non-communicable diseases …

Hubungan antara aktivitas fisik dengan obesitas pada wanita usia subur peserta Jamkesmas di Puskesmas Wawonasa Kecamatan Singkil Manado

MD Novitasary - eBiomedik, 2014 - ejournal.unsrat.ac.id
Obesitas menjadi masalah serius di banyak negara berkembang. Saat ini terdapat bukti
bahwa prevalensi kelebihan berat badan (overweight) dan obesitas meningkat sangat tajam …

Prevalence, associated factors and psychological determinants of obesity among adults in Selangor, Malaysia

S Mohd-Sidik, R Lekhraj, CN Foo - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The pervasiveness of obesity is a growing concern in the world. This study
aims to determine the prevalence of obesity among a segment of the Malaysian population …

[HTML][HTML] Non-alcohol fatty liver disease in Asia: Prevention and planning

S Ashtari, MA Pourhoseingholi… - World journal of hepatology, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To review all of epidemiological aspects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
and also prevent this disease is examined. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review …

Prevalence and determinants of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults in Malaysia

HJB Jan Mohamed, RWK Yap, SL Loy… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This systematic review aimed to examine trends in overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) among Malaysian adults, and to identify its underlying determinants. A …