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Review
. 2004 Jun;89(6):2522-5.
doi: 10.1210/jc.2004-0288.

The epidemic of obesity

Cynthia J Stein  1 , Graham A Colditz
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Review

The epidemic of obesity

Cynthia J Stein et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

As the obesity epidemic spreads, concern about the significant health and economic consequences has also grown. Obesity has been linked to a variety of chronic diseases, almost 300,000 deaths each year, and 117 billion dollars in direct and indirect annual costs in the United States alone. In this article we review the recent trends in overweight and obesity, summarize the lifestyle factors that influence the increasing prevalence of obesity, and discuss the health and economic impact of the obesity epidemic.

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    Tran HA. Tran HA. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Dec;89(12):6358. doi: 10.1210/jc.2004-1174. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004. PMID: 15579804 No abstract available.