Thursday, December 24, 2009

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of stunting, underweight, and overweight among Palestinian school adolescents

"Overweight/obesity was more prevalent in Ramallah than in Hebron and affected more girls than boys. Using the 2000 CDC reference, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Ramallah among boys was 9.6% and 8.2%, respectively versus 15.6% and 6.0% among girls."