The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Impact of Different Intervention Strategies on Selected Obese Children of Coimbatore City


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1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641043, India
     

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The major nutrition issues among children and adolescents have shifted from nutrient deficiency diseases, common in the first half of the 20th century, to concerns today about over consumption, poor dietary quality and poor food choices. Among the nutritional problems, obesity is now reaching epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries and is affecting not only adults but also children and adolescents.
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C. A. Kalpana
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641043, India
U. K. Lakshmi
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641043, India
S. Radha Devi
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641043, India

Abstract


The major nutrition issues among children and adolescents have shifted from nutrient deficiency diseases, common in the first half of the 20th century, to concerns today about over consumption, poor dietary quality and poor food choices. Among the nutritional problems, obesity is now reaching epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries and is affecting not only adults but also children and adolescents.