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Health and Medicine
Studies from C.L. Ogden and co-researchers yield new data on health and medicine
July 2nd, 2008
"Context The prevalence of overweight among US children and adolescents increased between 1980 and 2004. Objectives To estimate the prevalence of 3 measures of high body mass index ( BMI) for age ( calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) and to examine recent trends for US children and adolescents using national data with measured heights and weights," researchers in the United States report. "Setting, and Participants Height and weight measurements were obtained from 8165 children and adolescents as part of the 2003- 2004 and 2005- 2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ( NHANES), nationally representative surveys of the US...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-07-02)
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