Ethnicity and obesity: why are some people more vulnerable?

Obesity is a global problem that affects all ethnic groups and managing it is a major challenge. In developing countries obesity coexists with underweight.BMI is the most widely used measure of obesity. World Health Organization cut-off values of BMI =25 or =30 kg/m2 for over weight and obesity, res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jørgensen, Marit Eika
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
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Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
obesity
Ethnicity
Risk Factors
Type 2 diabetes
Greenland
Pacific
Tonga
inuit
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/ethnicity-and-obesity-why-are-some-people-more-vulnerable(4510af60-7d19-11df-928f-000ea68e967b).html
https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20391538/IDM_2008

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