All statistics are for the most recent year available. Prevalence, mortality and hospitalizations
are computed for 2003 unless otherwise noted. Mortality as an underlying or contributing …

As the obesity epidemic spreads, concern about the significant health and economic
consequences has also grown. Obesity has been linked to a variety of chronic diseases …

Margarine has been the chameleon of manufactured food products, able to transform its
nutritional appearance, adapt to changing nutritional fads, and charm unwitting nutrition …

Obesity is a risk factor for hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia, and
hyperuricemia. Here, we evaluated whether the same body mass index (BMI) for the US …

ObjectiveTo characterize the trends, distribution, potential determinants and public health
implications of meat consumption within the USA. DesignWe examined temporal trends in …

Context While general consensus holds that food portion sizes are increasing, no empirical
data have documented actual increases. Objective To determine trends in food portion sizes …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the dietary profile associated with fast-food use. To compare the
dietary intake of individuals on the day that they ate fast food with the day that fast food was …

Objective: Our objective was to formulate practice guidelines for the treatment and
prevention of pediatric obesity. Conclusions: We recommend defining overweight as body …

Objective: To determine the trends in locations and food sources of Americans stratified by
age group for both total energy and the meal and snack subcomponents. Research Methods …

Objective: Field studies of twentieth century hunter-gathers (HG) showed them to be
generally free of the signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Consequently …