The association between body mass index and health and economic outcomes in Brazil

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with significant physical, psychosocial and economic burden globally. In Brazil, almost 50% of the population is either overweight or obese. The prevalence of morbid obesity increased by 255% between 1975 and 2003. The current study sought to quantify the relationsh...

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Autores principales: Kudel, Ian, Alves, Jefferson S., de Menezes Goncalves, Thiago, Kull, Kristjan, Nørtoft, Emil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5857074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29568332
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-018-0322-9

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