Criteria for definition of overweight in transition: Background and recommendations for the United States

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1074-1081

  Kuczmarski, Robert J ^a   Flegal, Katherine M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Dietary guidelines; Healthy weight; Obesity; Overweight; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033753330     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.5.1074     Document Type: Review

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