Years of Life Lost Due to Obesity
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- 8 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 289 (2) , 187-193
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.2.187
Abstract
Many public health officials and organizations have tried to warn the public about the dangers of obesity.1,2 One of the strongest warnings came from the US surgeon General who stated that a failure to address overweight and obesity "could wipe out some of the gains we've made in areas such as heart disease, several forms of cancer, and other chronic health problems."3Keywords
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