Location
TONGA
Publisher
Tona National Food and Nutrition Committee
Publication Year:
1997
Publication Place
Tonga
Physical Description:
42 pp. ; 30 cm
Call Number
HEA
Language
English
Record ID:
20689
Legacy PEIN ID:
60612
General Notes
The 1986 Tonga National Nutrition Survey estimated that 39% of women and 10% of men in Tonga were obese on the basis of a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 32 for men and over 30 for women. Ministry of Health data continued to indicate an increase in noncommunicable disease in Tonga, particularly diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Thus the competition.
Subject Heading(s)
health - obesity
Location
TONGA
Publisher
Tona National Food and Nutrition Committee
Publication Year:
1997
Publication Place
Tonga
Physical Description:
42 pp. ; 30 cm
Call Number
HEA
Language
English
Record ID:
20689
Legacy PEIN ID:
60612
General Notes
The 1986 Tonga National Nutrition Survey estimated that 39% of women and 10% of men in Tonga were obese on the basis of a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 32 for men and over 30 for women. Ministry of Health data continued to indicate an increase in noncommunicable disease in Tonga, particularly diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Thus the competition.
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