Disparities in Early Transitions to Obesity in Contemporary Multi-Ethnic U.S. Populations.

Disparities in Early Transitions to Obesity in Contemporary Multi-Ethnic U.S. Populations.

Few studies have examined weight transitions in contemporary multi-ethnic populations spanning early childhood through adulthood despite the ability of such research to inform obesity prevention, control, and disparities reduction.We characterized the ages at which African American, Caucasian, and M...

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Main Authors: Christy L Avery, Katelyn M Holliday, Sujatro Chakladar, Joseph C Engeda, Shakia T Hardy, Jared P Reis, Pamela J Schreiner, Christina M Shay, Martha L Daviglus, Gerardo Heiss, Dan Yu Lin, Donglin Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4922630?pdf=render

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