Determining the worldwide prevalence of obesity

Affiliations

¹ University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Scotland. Electronic address: john.j.reilly@strath.ac.uk.
² Mixed Research Unit for Nutrition and Diet, CNESTEN, University Ibn Tofail, Regional Designated Center of Nutrition Associated with AFRA/IAEA, Kenitra, Morocco.
³ Nutrition and Animal Biology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
⁴ Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
⁵ Muraz Centre, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Comment

John J Reilly et al. Lancet. 2018.

. 2018 May 5;391(10132):1773-1774.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30794-3.

¹ University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Scotland. Electronic address: john.j.reilly@strath.ac.uk.
² Mixed Research Unit for Nutrition and Diet, CNESTEN, University Ibn Tofail, Regional Designated Center of Nutrition Associated with AFRA/IAEA, Kenitra, Morocco.
³ Nutrition and Animal Biology Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
⁴ Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
⁵ Muraz Centre, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

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Determining the worldwide prevalence of obesity - Authors' reply.
Ezzati M, Di Cesare M, Bentham J. Ezzati M, et al. Lancet. 2018 May 5;391(10132):1774. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30781-5. Lancet. 2018. PMID: 29739567 No abstract available.

Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults.
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Lancet. 2017 Dec 16;390(10113):2627-2642. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32129-3. Epub 2017 Oct 10. Lancet. 2017. PMID: 29029897 Free PMC article.