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August 28, 2014BMC Public Health202 citationsOpen Access

The prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and associated risk factors among school-going adolescents in seven African countries

TMTaru ManyangaHEHesham El-SayedDDDavid Teye Doku

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The prevalence of both overweight and underweight was relatively high, demonstrating the existence of the double burden of malnutrition among adolescents in developing countries. Several factors were not associated with weight status suggesting the need to explore other potential risk factors for overweight and underweight, including genetic factors and socioeconomic status.

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Manyanga et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd59bb7dbdc4ad1440c400https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-887
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