<![CDATA[Background: India stands at second position in possessing a large number of children with obesity afterChina. Worldwide, millions of children are suffering from health problems related to obesity. In addition tofaulty eating habits, obesity among children also caused by genetic factors and lack of physical activities.Methodology: In the present study, researchers have executed a descriptive research design with a sample of60. The samples were of school-going children with age group between 9-16 years and they were nominatedin the study using convenient sampling design. The parameters include height, weight, and BMI of the schoolchildren to estimate the obesity of the children. This study also had focused to assess the physical activityand eating habits of subjects by assessing the knowledge regarding the prevention of obesity assessed byadministering using a checklist.Results: 65% of students had average knowledge on the prevention of obesity. 11.7% of the students have along-term illness which is limiting their daily activity. The majority of the subjects preferred outdoor gameswhile some subjects wished some sort of motivation to engage in sports activities. 61.7% of students likedto eat junk foods at least once a day. 16.7% of students fall under the category of overweight with BMI 24.6-30 kg/m2.Conclusion: School going children need to be highly educated regarding the benefits of eating a healthydiet and they need to be discouraged for favoring junk foods by quoting results of health issues after eatingjunk food items.]]>
