Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit – a review

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and premature death. Obesity rates have increased worldwide and the WHO recommends monitoring. A steep rise in body mass index (BMI), a measure of adiposity, was detected in Greenland from 1963 to 1998. Interestingly, the BMI starting point...

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Autores principales: Andersen, Stig, Fleischer Rex, Karsten, Noahsen, Paneeraq, Sørensen, Hans Christian Florian, Mulvad, Gert, Laurberg, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2013
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Supplement 1, 2013
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3755182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986904
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21086

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3755182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986904
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21086

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