Recent Advances in Basic Obesity Research
- 27 October 1999
- journal article
- contempo 1999
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 282 (16) , 1504-1506
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.16.1504
Abstract
More than 50% of US adults are overweight, with a body mass index of more than 25 kg/m2 (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height inKeywords
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