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Changes in body mass index by birth cohort in Japanese adults: results from the National Nutrition Survey of Japan 1956–2005

Background The National Nutrition Survey, Japan (NNS-J) provides annual anthropometric information for a whole nation over 50 years. Based on this survey, the mean body mass index (BMI) of Japanese men and elderly women has increased in recent decades, but that of young women has decreased. We exami...

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Autores principales: Funatogawa, Ikuko, Funatogawa, Takashi, Nakao, Mutsuhiro, Karita, Kanae, Yano, Eiji
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2639362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18782894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn182