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Review
. 2016 Mar;5(1):132-9.
doi: 10.1007/s13679-015-0185-4.

Socioeconomic Status, Risk of Obesity, and the Importance of Albert J. Stunkard

Gregory Pavela  1 , Dwight W Lewis  2 , Julie Locher  3   4 , David B Allison  5
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Review

Socioeconomic Status, Risk of Obesity, and the Importance of Albert J. Stunkard

Gregory Pavela et al. Curr Obes Rep. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Albert J. Stunkard's influential career in obesity research spanned over 50 years and included several landmark studies on social factors related to obesity. This review discusses the important contributions Stunkard made to research on the relationship between socioeconomic status socioeconomic status and obesity, extensions of his work, and reflects on Stunkard's role in the mentoring of succeeding generations of scientists.

Keywords: Obesity; Socioeconomic status; Stunkard.

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Dr. Stunkard at the Obesity Conference in Columbia, April 1993
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Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by poverty income ratio and sex: United States, 1988-1994 and 2005-2008. Originally published in Ogden et al. [30]
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Fig. 3
Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by education and sex: United States, 1988-1994 and 2005-2008. Originally published in Ogden et al. [30]
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Figure. 4
Dr. Stunkard with colleagues, including one of the authors (far left) at the Obesity Conference in Columbia, April 1993
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Fig. 5
Dr. Stunkard with colleagues at the Ciba Foundation Symposium on The Origins and Consequences of Obesity
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