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Title
The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass.
Abstract
The article discusses a study which estimates the global adult human biomass, its distribution by region, and its proportion to overweight and obesity. It details the methodology of using calculated data on body mass index (BMI), height distribution, and population size of obese or overweight individuals. It describes the findings which indicate an increasing biomass in world population due to obesity which would require similar world food energy.