Age, period and birth cohort effects on prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian adults from 1990 to 2000
European Journal of Clinical NutritionPublished 18 April 2007
Margaret Allman‐Farinelli, Tien Chey, Adrian Bauman, Timothy Gill, W. P. T. James
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The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian adults continued to rise during the 1990s and the obesogenic environment seems to have worsened and more recently born cohorts may be at increased risk of overweight.
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The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian adults continued to rise during the 1990s. The obesogenic environment seems to have worsened and more recently born cohorts may be at increased risk of overweight.
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