Prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity in older adults from 10 European countries from 2005 to 2013.

CONCLUSIONS: Although the prevalence of overweight was stable, the prevalence of obesity rose. Based on the data currently available for Europe, the prevalence of obesity in European older adults has already reached epidemic proportions, which reinforces the need for the development of effective healthy lifestyle programs. PMID: 29569525 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29569525?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peralta M, Ramos M, Lipert A, Martins J, Marques A Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research