title: Overweight and obesity worldwide now estimated to involve 1.7 billion people.
authors.forename: Mervyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deitel
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014944:World Health Organization