Causes of obesity

Causes of obesity

The prevalence of obesity has been rising steadily over the last several decades and is currently at unprecedented levels: more than 68% of US adults are considered overweight, and 35% are obese (Flegal et al., JAMA 303:235–241, 2010 ). This increase has occurred across every age, sex, race, and smo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Abdominal imaging 2012-10, Vol.37 (5), p.730-732
Hauptverfasser: Wright, Suzanne M., Aronne, Louis J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Bariatric Surgery
Body Mass Index
Body weight
Data processing
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Humans
Imaging
Incidence
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - etiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Prevalence
Races
Radiology
Risk Factors
Sex
Smoking
Sports
United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:The prevalence of obesity has been rising steadily over the last several decades and is currently at unprecedented levels: more than 68% of US adults are considered overweight, and 35% are obese (Flegal et al., JAMA 303:235–241, 2010 ). This increase has occurred across every age, sex, race, and smoking status, and data indicate that segments of individuals in the highest weight categories (i.e., BMI > 40 kg/m 2 ) have increased proportionately more than those in lower BMI categories (BMI 
ISSN:2366-004X
0942-8925
2366-0058
1432-0509
DOI:10.1007/s00261-012-9862-x