Distribution of obesity related Metabolic Markers among 5-15 year old children from an urban area of Sri Lanka.

Wickramasinghe VP, Arambepola C, Bandara P, Abeysekera M, Kuruppu S, Dilshan P, Dissanayake BS.
Annals of Human Biology. 2013;40(2):168-174.
Publication year: 2013

Childhood obesity is a major issue in Sir Lanka and this paper discuss the metabolic complication seen in children with obesity which was previously thought not to be a big problem.