Underweight problems in Asian children and adolescents |
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Authors: | Kwok-Kei Mak Sharon H Tan |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong;(2) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
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Abstract: | Most reviews on weight status have focused on obesity, and little information on underweight children is available. This review
aimed to examine the prevalence and trends of underweight status among Asian children and adolescent populations in the last
two decades. A systematic review of publications between the years 1990 and 2010 was conducted. Underweight in children and
adolescents was relatively more prevalent in the South and West Asian countries than in the East Asian countries. In general,
underweight was more prevalent in boys within the South and West Asian countries, while it was more prevalent in girls within
the East Asian countries. Increasing trends of prevalence of underweight were common among children and adolescents in South
and West Asia. Specific public health policies should be formulated to combat the underweight problems in less-developed countries. |
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