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Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]

The world is facing an escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity, causing a major public health threat in both the developed and developing countries [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a body mass index (BMI) of between 25 and 30 kg/m 2 as overweight, and a BMI greater than 30 kg/m...

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Main Authors: Singh, Harbindar Jeet, Abdul Ghani, Rohana, Ramli, Anis Safura, Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine 2024
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Obesity
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/91679/1/91679.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.916792024-03-05T01:54:39Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/91679/ Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.] jchs Singh, Harbindar Jeet Abdul Ghani, Rohana Ramli, Anis Safura Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi Obesity The world is facing an escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity, causing a major public health threat in both the developed and developing countries [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a body mass index (BMI) of between 25 and 30 kg/m 2 as overweight, and a BMI greater than 30 kg/m 2 as obese [2]. Much debate, however, continues on this classification and its applicability to all populations. Faculty of Medicine 2024-03 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/91679/1/91679.pdf Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]. (2024) Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences (JCHS) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Clinical_and_Health_Sciences_=28JCHS=29/>, 9 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 0127-984X http://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/
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topic Obesity
spellingShingle Obesity
Singh, Harbindar Jeet
Abdul Ghani, Rohana
Ramli, Anis Safura
Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi
Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]
description The world is facing an escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity, causing a major public health threat in both the developed and developing countries [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a body mass index (BMI) of between 25 and 30 kg/m 2 as overweight, and a BMI greater than 30 kg/m 2 as obese [2]. Much debate, however, continues on this classification and its applicability to all populations.
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author Singh, Harbindar Jeet
Abdul Ghani, Rohana
Ramli, Anis Safura
Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi
author_facet Singh, Harbindar Jeet
Abdul Ghani, Rohana
Ramli, Anis Safura
Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi
author_sort Singh, Harbindar Jeet
title Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]
title_short Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]
title_full Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]
title_fullStr Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / Harbindar Jeet Singh ... [et al.]
title_sort revisiting the name, definition and classification of obesity / harbindar jeet singh ... [et al.]
publisher Faculty of Medicine
publishDate 2024
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/91679/1/91679.pdf
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