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Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Adults Aged 18 Through 25 Years, 1976-2018

Alejandra Ellison-Barnes, Sara B. Johnson, Kimberly A. Gudzune

2021JAMA117 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This study uses nationally representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine changes in obesity prevalence in the US over the last 4 decades among adults aged 18 through 25 years.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyObesityGerontologyNational Health Interview SurveyEnvironmental healthHealth examinationDemographyPopulationInternal medicineSociologyObesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthNutritional Studies and Diet