Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Bangladesh: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (0e12 years) and adolescents (13e19 years) has emerged as a major public health threat in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, there is a serious paucity of credible data on these issues that can be used for policy and programmatic development. This article presents a systematic review of studies on overweight and obesity to present a more accurate estimate by pooling results.