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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2013
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| 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 |