Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the ASEAN Region: Facing the Challenge of Malnutrition

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  • Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco University of the Philippines Manila

Abstract

Overweight and obesity increasingly prevail in the ASEAN region.  Using the WHO criteria for overweight (BMI 25-29) and obesity (BMI 30 and greater), countries in the region are reporting rising rates of overweight and obesity.  Consider the data from the Western Pacific Region1: Malaysia (1996) reports overweight rates of 21.4% in women and 20.1% in men, and obesity rates of 7.6% in women and 4.0% in men. Myanmar (2009) reports 30.2% in women and 17.7% in men being overweight, and 8.4% in women and 4.3% in men being obese. Singapore (1998) reports overweight rates of 20.3% in women and 28.6% in men, and obesity rates of 6.7% in women and 5.3% in men.  Indonesia (2001)2 reports overweight rates 17.4% in women and 10.2% in men, and obesity rates of 4.5 % in women and 1.3 % in men.

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References

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Western Pacific Region (National Data), World Health Organization-Western Pacific Regional Office. http://wpro.who.int/nr/rdonlyres/cb02460d-bc81-47fb-a09f-3792508398f2/0/tableobesity.pdf. Accessed October 3, 2011.

International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) World Map of Obesity. http://www.iaso.org/publications/world-map-obesity/?map=adults. Accessed October 3, 2011.

Rody G. Sy, MD, Dante D. Morales, MD, Antonio L. Dans, MD, Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco, MD, Felix Eduardo R. Punzalan, MD, Nelson S. Abelardo, MD, Charmaine A. Duante for the Philippine National Nutrition and Health Survey 2008 working group. Manuscript in preparation. For publication.

Published

2011-11-30

How to Cite

Paz-Pacheco, E. (2011). Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the ASEAN Region: Facing the Challenge of Malnutrition. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 26(2), 129. Retrieved from https://www.asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/366

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