Obesity Rates in OECD Countries: An International Perspective
| dc.creator | Loureiro, Maria L. | |
| dc.creator | Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:01:50Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T03:47:59Z | |
| dc.description | Obesity is a growing concern. New World Health Organization (WHO) figures indicate that obesity is spreading around the world as a "global epidemic." According to the WHO, there are more people suffering overweight related problems than malnutrition. Globally there are more than 1 billion adults who are overweight and at least 300 million of them are clinically obese, while 800 million suffer malnutrition (WHO 2004). The body mass index (BMI) is a common and accepted measure to report obesity rates (see WHO 1997). BMI is measured as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Recommended BMI levels are generally between a numerical value of 20 and 25. An individual with a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight, while an individual with a BMI above 30 is considered obese. Individuals with BMIs below 20 are considered thin. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.24650 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/24650/files/cp05lo01.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/24650 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/540072 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/24650 | |
| dc.title | Obesity Rates in OECD Countries: An International Perspective | |
| dc.type | Text |