Latin America Countries in Latin America, such as Mexico and Argentina, have also reported rising obesity rates. Mexico’s obesity rate is now over 36%, driven by similar factors to those in other regions, such as urbanization, changing dietary patterns, and reduced physical activity. ...
[3,4]Using the country/territory-level data by year,we calculated the estimated annual percentage changes(EAPCs)with 95%uncertainty intervals(UI)to estimate the annual changing patterns of age-standardized SEV,death,and ...
The growth of the industry has reverberated across other fields. McDonald’s became one of the biggest buyers in the world of beef and potatoes, andKFCis often cited as the world’s largest purchaser ofchicken. The high demand for such products has driven a large percentage of industrial li...
North Americais expected to generate significant revenue in theobesitymanagement market in the coming years. Factors like a high population awareness, the presence of prominent drug manufacturers, and the rising prevalence of obesity account for the region's rapid growth in the obesity management marke...
Polymorphisms in several genes controlling appetite and metabolism predispose to obese under convinced dietary conditions. The percentage of obesity that can be attributed to genetics varies extensively, depending on the population survey from 6% to 85%. As of 2006, more than 41 sites on the human...
Childhood obesityis a worldwide epidemic with a 60% global increase in overweight and obese children of preschool age in 2010 as compared with 1990.1In the United States, these statistics are even more alarming, with the percentage of children aged 2 to 19 years old who are obese tripling to...
By utilizing specific x-ray absorptivity of tissues with different densities, the DXA scan distinguishes fat tissue from other tissues and calculates the percentage of fat in the body. Fat percentages for only the trunk area were derived to measure the magnitude and distribution of body fat. ...
(A) Adult obesity is the body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30 kg/m2 and based on the percentage of body adipose tissue, when it exceeds 20% in men and 25% in women [1, 2, 3]. (B) Childhood obesity (under 5 years of age) is the BMI percentile equal to or ...
Anthropometric markers were assessed in 19 studies, with a total of 5004 participants. Waist circumference (n = 15) was the most frequently reported marker, and included markers such as body fat percentage, hip circumference, and mass (kg). A total of 15 unique anthropometric outcomes and...
Figure 1. Energy Intake From Each NOVA Group at 3 Years of Age Among 2217 Participants in the CHILD Cohort Study View LargeDownload Stacked bar graph shows total energy intake percentage contributed by each NOVA group in the total population and stratified by male and female participants...