Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (determined by the body mass index, BMI) has increased four-fold and obesity rates among adults have more than doubled.
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Data suggest cardiometabolic risk of a higher BMI may be underestimated in taller populations worldwide
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