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If you choose to follow any links to the complete text of articles listed below, you will be leaving the Strategian Web site. If you wish to return to this page from the Web page you are sent to, please use the Back option of your browser. Jeffrey P. Koplan and William H. Dietz Editorial: Caloric Imbalance and Public Health Policy. (... discusses the epidemic of obesity in the United States, the resulting human health consequences, the possible reasons behind the great increase in the number of overweight adults and children, and current and potential programs and policies to try to bring the problem under control) JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association Volume 282, Number 16 (October 27, 1999): see issue. **The complete text of this article is currently available through the Web site of JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association** Ali H. Mokdad, Mary K. Serdula, William H. Dietz, Barbara A. Bowman, James S. Marks, and Jeffrey P. Koplan The Spread of the Obesity Epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998. (... based on a survey of adults 18 years and older conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and various state health departments [in the United States] between 1991 and 1998, the prevalence of obesity [defined as a body mass index 30 kg/m2] increased from 12.0% in 1991 to 17.9% in 1998 among those surveyed. The body mass index of each survey participant was calculated from his/her self-reported weight and height. The great increase in overweight individuals was seen across all the survey variables--gender, age, race, educational level, geographic location, whether the participant smoked or not, etc.--from the abstract on the JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association Web site) JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association Volume 282, Number 16 (October 27, 1999): 1519-1522. **An abstract of this article is currently available through the Web site of JAMA--The Journal of the American Medical Association** P. R. McElhatton, D. N. Bateman, C. Evans, K. R. Pughe, and S. H. L. Thomas Congenital Anomalies After Prenatal Ecstasy Exposure. (... a follow-up study of 136 babies [in the United Kingdom] whose mothers had used the drug ecstasy [methylenedioxymethamphetamine] while pregnant with them. Though the sample of babies studied was small, the results indicated that use of ecstasy [alone or in combination with other drugs like amphetamines and alcohol] by pregnant women may lead to a significantly increased risk of congenital defects in the newborn--such as deformities of the foot, skull, and heart--from the abstract on the Lancet Web site) Lancet Volume 354, Number 9188 (October 23, 1999): 1441-1442. How to find the above journals, magazines, and other publications? See Step 3: Locate of the Information Strategy for details. Questions about any or all of the above? Please let me know. |
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