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Obesity Prevalence in Nepal: Public Health Challenges in a Low-Income Nation during an Alarming Worldwide Trend

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  • Abhinav Vaidya

    (Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal
    These authors contributed equally to the study.)

  • Suraj Shakya

    (Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Department of Ophthalmology, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
    These authors contributed equally to the study.)

  • Alexandra Krettek

    (Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

Abstract

The future toll of the obesity epidemic will likely hit hardest in low- and middle-income countries. Ongoing urbanization promotes risk factors including sedentary lifestyle and fat- and sugar-laden diets. Low-income countries like Nepal experience a double disease burden: infectious diseases as well as rising incidence of noncommunicable diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus) frequently characterized by obesity. Nepal currently directs efforts towards curing disease but pays little attention to preventive actions. This article highlights obesity prevalence in Nepal, delineates the challenges identified by our pilot study (including low health literacy rates), and suggests strategies to overcome this trend.

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  • Abhinav Vaidya & Suraj Shakya & Alexandra Krettek, 2010. "Obesity Prevalence in Nepal: Public Health Challenges in a Low-Income Nation during an Alarming Worldwide Trend," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-19, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:6:p:2726-2744:d:8762
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    2. Madhav P. Bhatta & Lori Assad & Sunita Shakya, 2014. "Socio-Demographic and Dietary Factors Associated with Excess Body Weight and Abdominal Obesity among Resettled Bhutanese Refugee Women in Northeast Ohio, United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-14, June.

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