Obesity Prevalence in the United States — Up, Down, or Sideways?

作者: Susan Z. Yanovski , Jack A. Yanovski

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMP1009229

关键词: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBody mass indexExtramuralSecular variationObesityEnvironmental healthGerontologyConfusionHealth implicationsMedicine

摘要: Conflicting reports have led to confusion regarding secular trends for obesity in the United States. But even if data suggesting a plateauing of rates offer some encouragement, prevalence remains unacceptably high and has serious health implications.

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