Background: Obesity is the leading cause of preventable illness and deaths globally. Obesity is on the increase among adolescents and these adolescents tend to carry the obesity into their adulthood. Obesity is associated with many conditions such as High blood pressure, Heart disease, Stroke and Diabetes.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Medchal district. A Sample size of 1100 was calculated. A Systematic random sampling with Probability Proportion to Size (PPS) was used in each school. Data was collected using a pre-tested, semi-structured and self-administered questionnaire method. Analysis was done by using SPSS 20.0 version.

Results: In the present study the overall prevalence of overweight was 9.5% and obesity was 2.5%.The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was significantly (p<0.05) high in (13%) urban area than (10.8%) in rural area children. obesity was found to be positively associated with high socio-economic status, literacy status of parents, consumption of soft drinks/cool drinks, snacks in between meals, high calorie junk foods.

Conclusion: From the present study it can be concluded that the prevalence of overweight/ obesity was higher among girls than boys. The study demonstrated that reduced frequency of breakfast, increased frequency of snacks lead to obesity among children.

Keywords: Overweight, Obesity, High School Children, Diet Related Factors.

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Leo S.Vaz

Professor, Department of Community Medicine,

Medi Citi Institute of Medical Sciences, Share India,

Medchal, Telangana, India

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