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Overweight and obesity in the United States: prevalence and trends, 1960–1994

K. Flegal, M. Carroll, R. Kuczmarski, CL Johnson

1998INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800541

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Between 1976–80 and 1988–94, the prevalence of obesity (BMI≥30.0) increased markedly in the US, in agreement with trends seen elsewhere in the world.

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FLEGAL, K., et al. Overweight and obesity in the United States: Prevalence and trends, 1960–1994. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, 1998, 22: 39–47.