Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in US Youth and Adults by Sex and Age, 2007-2008 to 2015-2016

Abstract

This study uses National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to characterize trends in obesity prevalence among US youth and adults between 2007-2008 and 2015-2016.

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MedicineFreedmanObesityOgdenGerontologyDemographyInternal medicineSociology

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Year: 2018
Type: letter
Volume: 319
Issue: 16
Pages: 1723-1723
Citations: 1731
Access: Closed

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                                    Craig M. Hales, 
                                
                                    Cheryl D. Fryar, 
                                
                                    Margaret D. Carroll
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in US Youth and Adults by Sex and Age, 2007-2008 to 2015-2016. 
                            JAMA
                            , 319
                            (16)
                            , 1723-1723.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.3060
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.3060