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The Obesity Paradox: A Misleading Term That Should Be Abandoned.
Flegal KM, Ioannidis JPA. Flegal KM, et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Apr;26(4):629-630. doi: 10.1002/oby.22140. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018. PMID: 29570246
The term "obesity paradox" is a figure of speech, not a scientific term. ...It's time for authors and editors to abandon the use of this term. Simply labeling counterintuitive findings as the "obesity paradox" adds no value. ...
The term "obesity paradox" is a figure of speech, not a scientific term. ...It's time for authors and editors to abandon the u …
Changes in terminology for childhood overweight and obesity.
Ogden CL, Flegal KM. Ogden CL, et al. Among authors: flegal km. Natl Health Stat Report. 2010 Jun 25;(25):1-5. Natl Health Stat Report. 2010. PMID: 20939253 Free article.
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and other CDC publications will continue to include prevalence estimates at the 85th and 95th percentiles as before but will change the terminology to use the term "overweight" for a BMI-for-age between the 85th and 95th per …
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and other CDC publications will continue to include prevalence estimates at the 85th and 95 …
The predicted effects of chronic obesity in middle age on medicare costs and mortality.
Cai L, Lubitz J, Flegal KM, Pamuk ER. Cai L, et al. Among authors: flegal km. Med Care. 2010 Jun;48(6):510-7. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181dbdb20. Med Care. 2010. PMID: 20473195
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of adult obesity has increased in recent decades. It is important to predict the long-term effect of body weight, and changes in body weight, in middle age on longevity and Medicare costs in older ages. ...
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of adult obesity has increased in recent decades. It is important to predict the long-term effect of body …
The obesity epidemic in children and adults: current evidence and research issues.
Flegal KM. Flegal KM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999 Nov;31(11 Suppl):S509-14. doi: 10.1097/00005768-199911001-00004. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999. PMID: 10593520 Review.
PURPOSE: The term "epidemic" of obesity implies that obesity is a characteristic of populations, not only of individuals. ...
PURPOSE: The term "epidemic" of obesity implies that obesity is a characteristic of populations, not only of individuals. ...
Birth weight and childhood size in a national sample of 6- to 11-year-old children.
Brody DJ, Flegal KM, Gergen PJ. Brody DJ, et al. Among authors: flegal km. Am J Hum Biol. 1995;7(3):293-301. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310070305. Am J Hum Biol. 1995. PMID: 28557025
The extent to which body size (stature, weight, or weight-for-stature) in later childhood is related to birth weight for normal-weight, full-term infants was explored using data from a national sample of U.S. children examined in Cycle II of the National Health Exam …
The extent to which body size (stature, weight, or weight-for-stature) in later childhood is related to birth weight for normal-weigh …
A prospective study of childbearing and 10-year weight gain in US white women 25 to 45 years of age.
Williamson DF, Madans J, Pamuk E, Flegal KM, Kendrick JS, Serdula MK. Williamson DF, et al. Among authors: flegal km. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1994 Aug;18(8):561-9. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1994. PMID: 7951478
Although birth rates to US women aged 25 and older have increased markedly over the last two decades, accurate estimates of the long-term weight gain associated with childbearing are not available for older mothers in the general population. ...We conclude that the …
Although birth rates to US women aged 25 and older have increased markedly over the last two decades, accurate estimates of the long- …