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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 8, Issue:10, October, 2019

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2019.8(10): 1533-1540
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.810.178


Association of Physical Activity with Overweight and Obesity in Adolescent (10-14 Years) in Schools of Chandigarh, India
Arpit Arya1 and Saurabh Arya2*
1Department of Foods and Nutrition, Government Home Science College Chandigarh 160010, India
2Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, CCS,Haryana Agricultural University Hisar-125004, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The study was conducted with the objective to find the association of physical activity with that of overweight and obesity in school students of age group 10-14 years. The random sampling method was used for selecting the students of both the sexes from their respective classes (5th to 9th class) in both Government schools and Private schools of Chandigarh. It was observed that regular physical activity could assist in controlling overweight and obesity.


Keywords: Adolescent, Overweight, Physical activity

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Arpit Arya and Saurabh Arya. 2019. Association of Physical Activity with Overweight and Obesity in Adolescent (10-14 Years) in Schools of Chandigarh, India.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 8(10): 1533-1540. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.810.178
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