Nutritional status, weight perception and weight control practices among office employees in Sokoto, Nigeria

Autor: Kehinde Joseph Awosan, Semiyu Adetunji Adeniyi, Hamza Bello, Zarau Bello-Ibrahim
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 27, Iss 279 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.279.12222
Popis: INTRODUCTION: Overweight and obesity have become the fifth leading risk for global deaths. Office employees have been identified as a high risk group due to the sedentary nature of their work, and accurate weight perception is believed to be critical to acceptance of weight control interventions. This study was conducted to assess the nutritional status, weight perception and weight control practices of office employees in Sokoto, Nigeria.
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