Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among Palestinian school-age children and the associated risk factors: a cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Saad Al-Lahham (Author), Nidal Jaradat (Author), Mohammad Altamimi (Author), Ola Anabtawi (Author), Alma Irshid (Author), Malik AlQub (Author), Majdi Dwikat (Author), Fouad Nafaa (Author), Lama Badran (Author), Rawan Mohareb (Author), Reema Haji (Author), Tareq Aqqad (Author), Sadeq Jayyab (Author), Budour Abu Ghosh (Author), Rina Taher (Author), Hamzeh Al Zabadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood obesity is rising in developed and developing countries, while childhood underweight is rising mainly in developing countries. Childhood underweight has been shown to increase a child's risk of rapid weight gain. Overweight and obese children are more likely to bec...