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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Published inAbdominal imaging Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 730 - 732
Main Authors Wright, Suzanne M., Aronne, Louis J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.10.2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
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
United States
Obesity
Weight management
Causes of obesity
Etiology
Bariatric surgery
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Summary: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 < 35 kg/m 2 ). The dramatic rise in obesity has also occurred in many other countries, and the causes of this increase are not fully understood (Hill and Melanson, Med Sci Sports Exerc 31:S515–S521, 1999 ).
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ISSN:2366-004X
1432-0509
0942-8925
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1432-0509
DOI:10.1007/s00261-012-9862-x