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Obesity and underweight are both critical indicators of body-mass index trends analyzed in large-scale global health studies [1], [2]. They are frequently compared as opposing nutritional status metrics in longitudinal measurements [3] and are both identified as significant contributors to global mortality risks [4].
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Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 2 facts
measurementBetween 2010 and 2018, the proportion of overweight and obesity increased by 0.70%, while the levels of underweight decreased by 0.15%.
measurementRisks related to total energy intake and body weight in the 2021 Global Nutrition Report analysis included obesity (2.7 million deaths), overweight (1.2 million), and underweight (1.1 million).
Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span nature.com 1 fact
measurementWorldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016 were analyzed in a pooled study of 128.9 million individuals published in The Lancet in 2017.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceAbarca-Gómez et al. (2017) published a pooled analysis of 2,416 population-based measurement studies involving 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults, which examined worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016.