Overweight and obesity: prevalence, consequences, and causes of a growing public health problem
SB Wyatt, KP Winters, PM Dubbert - The American journal of the medical …, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the evidence on the current epidemic of obesity in the
United States. The prevalence of overweight and obesity now exceeds 60% among US
adults, and the rate is rapidly increasing among children and adolescents. Dismal medical,
social, and economic consequences are already apparent and likely to worsen without
multipronged intervention. Increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia,
among other medical conditions, threaten to shorten the longevity of the American populace …
United States. The prevalence of overweight and obesity now exceeds 60% among US
adults, and the rate is rapidly increasing among children and adolescents. Dismal medical,
social, and economic consequences are already apparent and likely to worsen without
multipronged intervention. Increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia,
among other medical conditions, threaten to shorten the longevity of the American populace …