Age, period and cohort effects on body mass index in New Zealand, 1997-2038.

CONCLUSIONS: BMI continues to increase in New Zealand. On current trends, population mean BMI will exceed 30 kg/m2 - the clinical cut-off for obesity - by the early 2030s. Implications for public health: Unless prevented by comprehensive public health policy changes, increasing population obesity is likely to result in unfavourable economic and health impacts. PMID: 29972270 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29972270?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - July 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson R, Abbott JH Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research

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