TY - JOUR AU - Ofori-Asenso, Richard AU - Agyeman, Akosua Adom AU - Laar, Amos AU - Boateng, Daniel PY - 2016 DA - 2016/12/09 TI - Overweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana—a systematic review and meta-analysis JO - BMC Public Health SP - 1239 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This complex problem poses a huge challenge to governments, non-state actors, and individuals desirous of addressing the problem of malnutrition in LMICs. The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature towards providing an estimate of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult Ghanaians. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3901-4 DO - 10.1186/s12889-016-3901-4 ID - Ofori-Asenso2016 ER -