OVERWEIGHING AND OBESITY AMONG MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS

Overweighing and obesity are increasing day by day. It is highly prevalent in young generation especially students facing stressful academics.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweighing and obesity among medical and dental college students.

Material and Methods: One hundred and twenty seven students from different colleges were included in this study. A simple questionnaire was served after taking the informed consent. Data was collected and analyzed in SPSS 23.

Results: Out of  127, thirty-six students (28.35%) were overweighing and obese. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of obesity and overweighing among medical and dental college students.

Keywords: Obesity, Medical students, Dental students, Pakistan.