Emergence of the obesity epidemic: 6-decade visualization with humanoid avatars

• Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 115; no. 4; pp. 1189 - 1193
• Main Authors: Wong, Michael C, McCarthy, Cassidy, Fearnbach, Nicole, Yang, Shengping, Shepherd, John, Heymsfield, Steven B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2022; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: adiposity; Adult; Anthropometry - methods; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Female; Humans; Male; manifold regression; Obesity - epidemiology; Original Research Communications; Prevalence; three-dimensional; Waist Circumference; adiposity; manifold regression; three-dimensional; waist circumference; body mass index

Visualizations of the emerging obesity epidemic, such as with serial US color prevalence maps, provide graphic images that extend informative public health messages beyond those in written communications. Advances in low-cost 3D optical technology now allow for development of large image databases t...