Quality of Life Among Obese Children

Children are the wealth of nation. Childhood obesity, being a multifaceted disease, develops into an adolescent obesity much endangered towards comorbidities at very younger age.A study was conducted to assess the quality of life of among obese children in a school. 30 obese school children were selected for this study using convenient sampling technique. The quality of life was calculated withgrading of good, average, and poor. Quantitative research approach with descriptive design was adopted.Data were collected through structured interview schedule using rating scale on the quality of life. The findings revealed that, 6.67% of them had good quality of life, 93.33% of them had average quality of life and none of them had poor quality of life.