CHILDHOOD OBESITY: A STUDY AMONG TWO SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS OF KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL

  • Abhishikta Ghosh Roy
  • Madhuparna Maity
  • Monimekhala Dasgupta
  • Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/sshr.v1i11.409
Keywords: Childhood Obesity, Socio-economic status,, Bengalee, West Bengal, Kolkata

Abstract

Obesity is a global health problem at epidemic proportions. The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity increased during the 1980s to the late 1990s. The prevalence of obesity is higher in socially and economically disadvantaged communities in most Westernised countries. Potential links to childhood overweight and obesity include elevated risk of health concerns. The present study tried to understand the prevalence of obesity among children of contrasting socio-economic groups and its concomitants. A total of 200 participants have been included in the present study, The results show that none of the participants of either socio-economic groups are overweight or obese. Interestingly, less number of participants of HSEG are underweight that LSEG.

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Author Biographies

Abhishikta Ghosh Roy

DNA Laboratory, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata  Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata

Madhuparna Maity

Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata

Monimekhala Dasgupta

Department of Anthropology, New Alipore College, Kolkata

Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay

Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata

Published
2016-11-30
How to Cite
Ghosh Roy, A., Maity, M., Dasgupta, M., & Ratan Bandyopadhyay, A. (2016). CHILDHOOD OBESITY: A STUDY AMONG TWO SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS OF KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL. IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 1(11), 22-36. https://doi.org/10.53555/sshr.v1i11.409
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Vol. 1 No. 11 (2016): IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
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