Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit:A review

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 was in the o...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Andersen, Stig, Rex, Karsten Fleischer, Noahsen, Paneeraq, Sørensen, Hans Christian Florian, Mulvad, Gert, Laurberg, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Circumpolar Health
Greenland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Online Access:https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/82fcef90-54e1-44b9-8172-fe778398c790
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spelling ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/82fcef90-54e1-44b9-8172-fe778398c790 2024-05-19T07:39:01+00:00 Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit:A review Andersen, Stig Rex, Karsten Fleischer Noahsen, Paneeraq Sørensen, Hans Christian Florian Mulvad, Gert Laurberg, Peter 2013 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/82fcef90-54e1-44b9-8172-fe778398c790 https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21086 eng eng https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/82fcef90-54e1-44b9-8172-fe778398c790 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Andersen , S , Rex , K F , Noahsen , P , Sørensen , H C F , Mulvad , G & Laurberg , P 2013 , ' Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit : A review ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 72 , no. Suppl1 , pp. 279-283 . https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21086 article 2013 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21086 2024-04-29T00:29:18Z 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 was in the overweight range. This is not conceivable in a disease-free, physically active, pre-western hunter population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health Aalborg University's Research Portal International Journal of Circumpolar Health 72 1 21086
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description 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 was in the overweight range. This is not conceivable in a disease-free, physically active, pre-western hunter population.
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author Andersen, Stig
Rex, Karsten Fleischer
Noahsen, Paneeraq
Sørensen, Hans Christian Florian
Mulvad, Gert
Laurberg, Peter
spellingShingle Andersen, Stig
Rex, Karsten Fleischer
Noahsen, Paneeraq
Sørensen, Hans Christian Florian
Mulvad, Gert
Laurberg, Peter
Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit:A review
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Rex, Karsten Fleischer
Noahsen, Paneeraq
Sørensen, Hans Christian Florian
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title_short Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit:A review
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title_full_unstemmed Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit:A review
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