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The Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship of Food Intake in the Body Weight of Medical Students of Hail University – Northern Saudi Arabia

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: Obesity is becoming major problems in developed as well as developing countries. Obesity is the major cause of a large number of debilitating and life-threatening diseases such as cardiovascular, metabolic and other non-communicable diseases. The Objectives of this study is to estimate the prevalence of obesity among medical students and the role of food intake among medical students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. 150 Saudi medical students studying at Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and applied medical science in Hail university were invited. Results: The mean age of the study population was 33.5 ± 18.7 years with 33.6 ± 19.2 for males and 32.3 ± 16.9 for females. Males to female's ratio was 1.00:1.01. The overall prevalence of obesity was 64.7%. Conclusions: The study showed that the prevalence of obesity among the medical students of Hail University is high, which is comparable to the other studies.  This indicates the need to encourage a healthy lifestyle, healthy food habits, and a physically active daily routine, among medical students.

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10.21608/eajbsc.2019.30334

Keywords

Obesity, Diet Body Mass Index, overweight

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First Name

Abdelhafiz

Last Name

Bashir

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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Abdulrahman

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Althagafi

MiddleName

Hasan

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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Mohammad

Last Name

Alduheim

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Abdulkarim

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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Abdullah

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Alshaikhi,

MiddleName

Mohammed

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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First Name

Naif

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Eid alrashede,

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Osaywid

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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First Name

Mohannad

Last Name

Alqwayee

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Nasser

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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First Name

Ibrahim

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Ginawi

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Abdelmageed

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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First Name

Tarig

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Ginawi

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A. N.

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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First Name

S.

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Shahid

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M.A.

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Ahmed

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Qumani

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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First Name

Mohd

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Kausar

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Adnan

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College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia

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adnankausar1@gmail.com

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11

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2

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5098

Issue Date

2019-03-01

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2019-02-25

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2019-03-01

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31

Page End

36

Print ISSN

2090-0767

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2090-083X

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EAJBSC_Volume 11_Issue 2_Pages 31-36.pdf

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology

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22 Jan 2023