Targeting Policy for Obesity Prevention: Identifying the Critical Age for Weight Gain in Women

The obesity epidemic requires the development of prevention policy targeting individuals most likely to benefit. We used self-reported prepregnancy body weight of all women giving birth in Nova Scotia between 1988 and 2006 to define obesity and evaluated socioeconomic, demographic, and temporal tren...

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Main Authors: Trevor J. B. Dummer, Sara F. L. Kirk, Tarra L. Penney, Linda Dodds, Louise Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/934895
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