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Implications of obesity in exceptional longevity.

Alejandro LuciaAlejandro Santos-lozanoEnzo EmanueleHelios Pareja-galeanoNobuyoshi HiroseFabian Sanchis-gomarNoriyuki Fuku

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Gerontologybusiness.industry030503 health policy & servicesmedia_common.quotation_subjectAncianoLongevityObesidadGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseObesity03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine030220 oncology & carcinogenesisLongevidadCorrespondencemedicine0305 other medical sciencebusinessBody mass indexDemographymedia_common

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Except for the world’s poorest regions, it is estimated that global obesity [body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m 2 ] prevalence will reach 18% (men) and >21% (women) by 2025 (1). Recent nationally representative surveys in the US for the 2013–2014 period indicate age-adjusted obesity prevalence of 35.0% and 40.4% among adult men and women, respectively (2) and of 17.0% for children and adolescents aged 2–19 years (3).

10.21037/atm.2016.10.35https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27867968