title: What do we do about the problem of overweight and obesity in the Americas?
authors.forename: Surujpal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teelucksingh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003469:Culture; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors