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Review
. 2006 Sep 23;333(7569):640-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7569.640.

ABC of obesity. Obesity--time to wake up

David Haslam  1 , Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
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Review

ABC of obesity. Obesity--time to wake up

David Haslam et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Prevalence of obesity worldwide. Adapted from Haslam D, James WP. Lancet 2005;366: 1197-209
Figure 2
Figure 2
Results from Health Survey for England 2002. The most recent Health Survey for England (2004) states that “Between 1995 and 2001, mean BMI increased among boys (from 17.6 to 18.1) and girls (from 18.0 to 18.4) aged 2-15”
Figure 3
Figure 3
Stereotypical apple (metabolically harmful, more common in men) and pear (metabolically protective and more common in women) shapes. Making obesity an object of humour has impeded the understanding of its medical consequences. Obesity can contribute to musculoskeletal and psychological problems and have profound effects on quality of life
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