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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States

CJCarlos J. CrespoSESmit Ellen
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Abstract

Obesity is unquestionably a condition of public health significance in the United States. Pre-obesity (BMI 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI ≥30), as well as other conditions for which these serve as a major risk factor, are highly prevalent in all groups of the population (Allison and Saunders 2000; Pi-Sun

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Keywords
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Environmental health
  • Medicine
  • Geography
  • Demography
  • Gerontology
  • Internal medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Zero hunger
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