The Body Mass Index And Percent Body Fat Of Young Male Adolescents As A Predictor Of Adult Obesity

ABSTRACTIn the recent past, it was thought that Obesity is a disease associated to adults, leaving the young (children) out of it.  In studies carried out by Guo et al. (1994) & Must et al (1992), it was reported that adolescent weight is a good predictor of adult Obesity, so also did Telama et al (1997) that active children became active adults. In literature review: The purpose of this project work is to assess the Body Mass Index and percent body fat of male adolescents.  methods and procedures: The research work is designed to evaluate the Body Mass Index and Percent Body Fat…