became shorter, and hence fell further behind their urban peers. The difference between the age-standardized mean BMI of children in urban and rural areas was <1.1 kg m–2in the vast majority of countries. Within this small range, BMI increased slightly more in cities than in rural ar...
The combined prevalence of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries since 1990, due to the rise in obesity surpassing the decline in underweight. Exceptions were most countries in south Asia, and some in southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, where a decrease in the prevalence of...
Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1–6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million participants, to report the he
became shorter, and hence fell further behind their urban peers. The difference between the age-standardized mean BMI of children in urban and rural areas was <1.1 kg m–2in the vast majority of countries. Within this small range, BMI increased slightly more in cities than in rural ar...
Trop. Med. Public Health 2003, 34, 254–258. [Google Scholar] [PubMed] Franco, M.; Bilal, U.; Ordunez, P.; Benet, M.; Morejon, A.; Caballero, B.; Kennelly, J.F.; Cooper, R.S. Population-wide weight loss and regain in relation to diabetes burden and cardiovascular mortality...