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- Title
Prevalence of obesity in Turkey.
- Authors
Yumuk, V D
- Abstract
Obesity and overweight are increasing in Turkey according to the field surveys that were carried out a decade apart (TEKHARF 1990 and 2000). The overall prevalence of obesity in adults was 18.6% in the year 1990. Ten years later in 2000, the prevalence was 21.9%, which shows a relative increase rate of 17.7%. As it is true for most of the countries, overweight is more common in men and obesity is more prevalent among women in Turkey.
- Publication
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2005, Vol 6, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1467-7881
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00172.x