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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136093103321

Titolo

Assessing prevalence and trends in obesity : navigating the evidence / / Committee on Evaluating Approaches to Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity, Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-309-44274-5

0-309-44272-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

362.19639800973

Soggetti

Obesity - United States - Epidemiology

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Context -- Methodological approaches to data collection -- Comparison of data sources used to assess obesity prevalence and trends -- Analytic approaches and considerations -- Framework for assessing prevalence and trends in obesity to inform decision making -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Future directions for filling data gaps.