Identification, assessment, and management of overweight and obesity: summary of updated NICE guidance
Stegenga talks about overweight and obesity which lead to serious health and social difficulties. In the UK, the prevalence of obesity rose from 6% of men and 8% of women in 1980 to 24% of men and 25% of women in 2012. Severe obesity, which was rare in 1980, now affects 2.4% of the population.
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMJ (Online) 2014-11, Vol.349 (7985), p.g6608-g6608 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Stegenga talks about overweight and obesity which lead to serious health and social difficulties. In the UK, the prevalence of obesity rose from 6% of men and 8% of women in 1980 to 24% of men and 25% of women in 2012. Severe obesity, which was rare in 1980, now affects 2.4% of the population. |
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ISSN: | 0959-8138 1756-1833 0959-8146 1756-1833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.g6608 |