title: Understanding the obesity epidemic: what does the lab need to know?
authors.affiliation: Clinical Laboratory Science Program, Oregon Health and Science University-Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Otto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004032:Diet; D004496:Education, Continuing; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology