New dynamics in global obesity facing low- and middle-income countries.
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...These shifts have been accompanied by dramatic increases of obesity and related chronic non-communicable diseases, most notably diabetes, at first in high- and middle-income countries (9), and now also in lower-income countries (10)....
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...While obesity has historically been a condition associated with affluence, there is some evidence to suggest a shift in the burden of overweight and obesity from advantaged to disadvantaged populations (32)....
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...Recent studies have reported a shift in the burden of overweight and obesity from advantaged to disadvantaged populations (32)....
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...Although lower BMI thresholds demonstrate disease risk in some populations, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the BMI cutoff point of ≥25 for international comparisons of overweight (13)....
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