title: Effect of increasing body weight on morbidity and mortality in South Korea.
abstract: The number of overweight and obese people in South Korea is increasing due to changes in exercise and dietary habits. The World Health Organization estimated that 45% of Korean men and 54% of women were overweight in 2005, and the percentages are expected to increase to 66% and 67%, respectively, by 2015. Studies have also found that more than 10% of Korean children and adolescents are now obese. These trends are important from both a public health and an insurance perspective because weight gain increases the likelihood of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other disorders that affect morbidity and mortality.
authors: Hartford Life, 500 Bielenberg Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125, USA.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Pokorski
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D050218:Body Fat Distribution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D050177:Overweight / Q000208:ethnology*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012306:Risk