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Obesity and consequent health risks: is prevention realistic and achievable?

Correspondence to:
Professor J L Thompson, Department of Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TP, UK; Janice.Thompson@bristol.ac.uk

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There is no doubt that the prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly rising throughout the world. Although the USA continues to report the highest national obesity rates, the prevalence of obesity in both developed and developing countries is increasing dramatically and is approaching or matches US rates in some countries.¹ This obesity epidemic is associated with a plethora of metabolic, psychological, social and financial consequences, with obesity itself and its consequent risks tracking from childhood into adulthood.² Thus there is an obvious and immediate need for effective obesity prevention interventions among children and adolescents.

The studies by Wang et al³ and Hawkins et al⁴ address two separate but related issues regarding overweight and obesity among children and adolescents living in China and the UK. Wang et al studied the association between body mass index (BMI), percentage body fat (including fat mass index and lean mass index) and blood pressure . . . [Full text of this article]

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