The global burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study.

<h4>Background</h4>Obesity represents an urgent problem that needs to be properly addressed, especially among children. Public and global health policy- and decision-makers need timely, reliable quantitative information to develop effective interventions aimed at counteracting the burden...

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Main Authors: Haijiang Dai, Tariq A Alsalhe, Nasr Chalghaf, Matteo Riccò, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Jianhong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003198