Impact of Overweight on the Risk of Developing Common Chronic Diseases During a 10-Year Period
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- 9 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 161 (13), 1581-1586
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.161.13.1581
Abstract
IN THE UNITED STATES, obesity has become a serious public health problem. According to the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 32% of adults in the United States are overweight and an additional 22.5% are obese.1 Moreover, the prevalence of obesity has been increasing sharply among children and adults during the past 3 decades, and the trend is expected to continue.2Keywords
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