Twenty‐year changes in the prevalence of overweight in Japanese adults: The National Nutrition Survey 1976–95
- 3 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Obesity Reviews
- Vol. 3 (3), 183-190
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-789x.2002.00070.x
Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe the 20‐year changes in body mass index (BMI; kg m−2) and the prevalence of overweight in Japanese adults. Cross‐sectional annual nationwide surveys (National Nut...Keywords
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