• Ishita Goswami Mayur
• Didhiti Desai

BACKGROUND: Overweight is a major problem for health entity. According to a study there are around 22 million students under the age of 20 were obese while, 1 in 10 students were overweight. Age, gender, and high socio-economic living standards of life, Improper diet are factors responsible for causing overweight. The present study aims to find the prevalence of overweight in college going girls of Parul university. METHODOLOGY: Present study was cross-sectional survey in which 200 subjects under age criteria of 18-25 years college going girls were included by means random sampling and subjects who followed criteria. Outcome measure for study was Body Mass index. Subjects were explained about procedure and consent was taken. Data was collected and results were calculated through SPSS version 20. RESULT: 200 subjects were included in study and results were calculated and data analysis was done using MS-excel 19 and SPSS version 20. It was found that 49% girls were under normal category, 11.5% were underweight, 33% were overweight and 6.5% were obese. CONCLUSION: On the basis of results, it can be concluded that there is 33% prevalence of overweight in college going girls of Parul University.

Overweight, BMI, Prevalence, Girls.

"Prevalence Of Overweight In College Going Girls Of Parul University- A Cross Sectional Survey", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.a157-a165, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203019.pdf

"Prevalence Of Overweight In College Going Girls Of Parul University- A Cross Sectional Survey", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppa157-a165, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203019.pdf