Obesity and prevalence of chronic diseases in the 1999–2000 Italian National Health Survey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is consistent evidence that obesity is a correlate of mortality. Less information is available about the relation between body weight and the prevalence of diseases. We investigated the prevalence of overweight and obesity and...

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Main Authors: Ferraroni Monica, Decarli Adriano, Calza Stefano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/140