Coming of age, becoming obese: a cross-sectional analysis of obesity among adolescents and young adults in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Christopher Pell (Author), Pascale Allotey (Author), Natalie Evans (Author), Anita Hardon (Author), Johanna D. Imelda (Author), Ireneous Soyiri (Author), Daniel D. Reidpath (Author), The SEACO Team (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Acceso en liña: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Malaysians have become increasingly obese over recent years. The transition from adolescence to early adulthood is recognized as critical for the development of eating and activity habits. However, little obesity-related research focuses on this life stage. Drawing on data from a...