Objective To examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and eating behaviors among primary and high school students in poor rural areas of Central China,and to provide evidences for making intervention measures.Methods A total of 5 942 students were selected from 32 primary and high schools in 8 counties in poor rural areas of northeastern,central,northwestern,and southwestern Hubei province with stratified cluster sampling.Height and weight measurements were conducted among all the participants and a...