Overweight and obesity in West Bengal: A Serious Public Health Issue

  • Bhanumati Sarkar Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9410-9311
  • Sudipta Kumar Ghorai Department of Zoology, Egra SSB College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3478-3632
  • Sandip Kumar Jana Department of Zoology, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
  • Dipayan Dasgupta Department of Computer Science and Engineering, B. P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0875-8559
  • Chandan Kumar Acharya Department of Botany, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Kismat Bajkul, West Bengal
  • Nasrin Nahar Department of Zoology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5237-8246
  • Souparna Ghosh Department of Zoology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3399-7172
  • Nithar Ranjan Madhu Department of Zoology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4198-5048
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48001/veethika.2021.07.04.002
Keywords: Health problem, Nutritional status, Overweight, West Bengal

Abstract

The amount and distribution of fat and overweight in the human body are critical when determining the risk for different illnesses. Different disorders have a close connection to abnormal fat distribution and overweight. Obesity develops when a person's weight is out of proportion to their body fat. As a result, obesity rates have lately risen in both West Bengal and India. Overeating, a sedentary lifestyle, and a lack of physical exercise are the most evident causes of obesity and overweight. Excess fat and overweight are produced as a consequence, putting people of West Bengal at greater risk for health problems. The study's goals are to understand better and record the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the West Bengal's population

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Published
2021-11-06
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Sarkar, B., Ghorai, S., Jana, S., Dasgupta, D., Acharya, C., Nahar, N., Ghosh, S., & Madhu, N. (2021). Overweight and obesity in West Bengal: A Serious Public Health Issue. VEETHIKA-An International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 7(4), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.48001/veethika.2021.07.04.002
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