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Global trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity

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A new report provides compelling evidence of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity throughout the world. The prevalence has increased since 1980, but at different rates across ages, times and locations. Studies exploring the causes of these differences could aid development of effective prevention strategies.

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  1. Institute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals, The Capital Region, Nordre Fasanvej 57, Copenhagen, DK2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark

    Camilla Schmidt Morgen

  2. The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 1, Copenhagen, DK2100, Denmark

    Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

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Morgen, C., Sørensen, T. Global trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Nat Rev Endocrinol 10, 513–514 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2014.124

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