Physical Activity and Weight Gain Prevention
Open Access
- 24 March 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Jama-Journal Of The American Medical Association
- Vol. 303 (12), 1173-1179
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.312
Abstract
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States has increased dramatically over the past 2 decades, with 1 in 3 adults currently obese.1 These numbers present a tremendous health care challenge in treatment and cost relating to the many adverse health conditions associated with excess body weight.2,3This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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