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Comment
. 2018 Jan;14(1):5-6.
doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2017.157. Epub 2017 Nov 24.

Obesity: Trends in underweight and obesity - scale of the problem

Jack A Yanovski  1
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Obesity: Trends in underweight and obesity - scale of the problem

Jack A Yanovski. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

A recent study reports that the global prevalence of paediatric obesity increased to >5% between 1975–2016. This increase occurred even as the prevalence of paediatric underweight decreased slightly but remained >8%. These average prevalence changes blur the remarkable regional variations in how prevalence has changed. There is a pressing need to address both underweight and obesity worldwide.

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