Prevalence of obesity and its association with fast-food consumption and physical activity: A cross-sectional study and review of medical students' obesity rate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

obesity is a widespread condition with more than 400 million obese-person all over the world. It is expected of medical students to follow healthy habits as they are more familiar with the risks of obesity. In contrast, many studies showed that medical students eat fast food, spend much time on smart devices, and do not play sports.

Aim

This study is the first cross-sectional study conducted to evaluate the prevalence of obesity and some daily habits carried out by medical students of Aleppo University.

Method

The data of our cross-sectional study were collected between the 13th-20th of March 2021 through an online google form posted on different social media platforms. The questionnaire was divided into two main sections: firstly, participants' demographic

SUBMITTER: Alhashemi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9289307 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature