Population change in adult obesity and blood lipids in American Samoa from 1976–1978 to 1990

Secular changes in stature, weight, fatn

Secular changes in stature, weight, fatness, overweight, and obesity in urban African American adolescents from the mid-1950's to the mid-1990's

✍ Penny Gordon-Larsen; Babette S. Zemel; Francis E. Johnston 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 140 KB 👁 2 views

The prevalence of obesity among American children and adults has increased over the past few decades. This paper reports secular changes in stature, weight, and fatness in three groups of urban African American adolescents between 11 and 15 years of age of comparable socioeconomic status, ethnic bac