dc.contributor.advisor | Rahman, Imon | |
dc.contributor.author | Sohan, Sajid | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-17T04:47:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-17T04:47:46Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2019 | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-09 | |
dc.identifier.other | ID 15146069 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13769 | |
dc.description | This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2019. | en_US |
dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis report. | |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-53). | |
dc.description.abstract | Childhood obesity has become one of the most significant health related issues in this 21st century which has become a major concern of public health in the world. The rising of this burden in children is very alarming & affecting both the victims & total healthcare system. A study of WHO says the number of children affected by overweight & obesity is around 155 million. This phenomenon is now bringing about various metabolic disorders & dysfunctions in the children & the impacts are alarming. It has also been marked as a global epidemic as it causes serious health conditions like T2DM, non-communicable disease, CVDs etc. In this study it has been found that 22.7% people had family history of obesity, 61% had no idea about dietary habit related diseases, 7.7% think not much about the importance of food’s nutrition value & 12% people have concerns about their children’s exercise. Due to these issues obesity & its consequences are being prominent nowadays. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Sajid Sohan | |
dc.format.extent | 58 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brac University | en_US |
dc.rights | Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. | |
dc.subject | Overweight | en_US |
dc.subject | Obesity | en_US |
dc.subject | Lifestyle | en_US |
dc.subject | Epidemic | en_US |
dc.subject | Diseases | en_US |
dc.subject | Preventions | en_US |
dc.title | A survey on childhood obesity: an alarming epidemic of Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Pharmacy, Brac University | |
dc.description.degree | B. Pharmacy | |