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

Dai, Haijiang; A. Alsalhe, Tariq; Chalghaf, Nasr; Riccò, Matteo; Luigi Bragazzi, Nicola; Wu, Jianhong

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003198

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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

Published in PLoS Medicine • Jul 28, 2020

Authors:

Haijiang Dai

Tariq A. Alsalhe

Nasr Chalghaf

Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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 generated by high ...

Subject

Medicine

Body mass index

Disease burden

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