Title |
Causes of obesity
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Published in |
Abdominal Radiology, March 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/s00261-012-9862-x |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Suzanne M. Wright, Louis J. Aronne |
Abstract |
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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Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 14% |
Canada | 1 | 14% |
Denmark | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 3 | 43% |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 43% |
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Malaysia | 4 | <1% |
United States | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 1474 | 99% |
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Student > Master | 217 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 100 | 7% |
Researcher | 66 | 4% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 63 | 4% |
Other | 164 | 11% |
Unknown | 517 | 35% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 218 | 15% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 140 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 108 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 92 | 6% |
Psychology | 63 | 4% |
Other | 299 | 20% |
Unknown | 566 | 38% |