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How much energy is locked in the USA? Alternative metrics for characterising the magnitude of overweight and obesity derived from BRFSS 2010 data

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  • Daniel Reidpath

  • Mohd Masood
  • Pascale Allotey

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Four confronting ways of talking about a national overweight and obesity are described. The value of the metrics remains to be tested. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2014

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  • Daniel Reidpath & Mohd Masood & Pascale Allotey, 2014. "How much energy is locked in the USA? Alternative metrics for characterising the magnitude of overweight and obesity derived from BRFSS 2010 data," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(3), pages 503-507, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:59:y:2014:i:3:p:503-507
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0510-1
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