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Secular trends in the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults, 1993-2009.

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Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the trends in body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and prevalence of overweight, general obesity and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults from 1993 to 2009.
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Pre-pregnancy body mass index in relation to infant birth weight and offspring overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: Sensitivity analyses revealed that sample size, study method, quality grade of study, source of pre-pregnancy BMI or BW had a strong impact on the association between pre-Pregnancy obesity and LGA and subsequent offspring overweight/obesity.
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Obesity and colorectal cancer

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors found that obesity is associated with a 30-70% increased risk of colon cancer in men, whereas the association is less consistent in women, although the risk appears lower.
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The global burden of obesity and the challenges of prevention.

TL;DR: Intersectoral action to manage and prevent obesity is urgently required to reverse current trends and describe obesity as a public health crisis that severely impairs the health and quality of life of people and adds considerably to national health-care budgets.
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A randomized clinical trial of exercise during pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus and improve pregnancy outcome in overweight and obese pregnant women

TL;DR: The efficacy of regular exercise in early pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese overweight/obese pregnant women was tested and women randomized to the exercise group had a significantly lower incidence of gestational Diabetes mellitus.
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Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies.

Chizuru Nishida
- 10 Jan 2004 - 
TL;DR: The proportion of Asian people with a high risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is substantial at BMIs lower than the existing WHO cut-off point for overweight (> or =25 kg/m2), but available data do not necessarily indicate a clear BMI cut-offs point for all Asians for overweight or obesity.
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Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2008.

TL;DR: The increases in the prevalence of obesity previously observed do not appear to be continuing at the same rate over the past 10 years, particularly for women and possibly for men.
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