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Obesity and Diabetes
Research on obesity and diabetes discussed by K.M. Flegal and co-researchers
December 10th, 2007
"Context The association of body mass index (BMI) with cause-specific mortality has not been reported for the US population. Objective To estimate cause-specific excess deaths associated with underweight (BMI < 18.5), overweight (BMI 25- <30), and obesity (BMI >= 30)," scientists writing in the Jama - Journal of the American Medical Association report. "Setting, and Participants Cause-specific relative risks of mortality from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) I, 1971-1975; II, 19761980; and III, 1988-1994, with mortality follow-up through 2000 (571 042 person-years of follow-up) were combined with data on BMI and other...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2007-12-10)
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