[HTML][HTML] Recent dynamics suggest selected countries catching up to US obesity
BM Popkin - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: The United States has been the country with the highest body mass indexes
(BMIs; in kg/m 2) at higher centiles, but research that compares the United States with other
nations is lacking. Objective: To present a picture of global obesity and examine the shifts in
BMI in children, I examined BMI data for men and women at the upper ends of the BMI
distributions in Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Design: As
representative data, I used directly measured weight and height for children aged 6–18 y …
(BMIs; in kg/m 2) at higher centiles, but research that compares the United States with other
nations is lacking. Objective: To present a picture of global obesity and examine the shifts in
BMI in children, I examined BMI data for men and women at the upper ends of the BMI
distributions in Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Design: As
representative data, I used directly measured weight and height for children aged 6–18 y …
