TY - JOUR
T1 - Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight
AU - NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)
AU - Iurilli, Maria L.C.
AU - Zhou, Bin
AU - Bennett, James E.
AU - Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.
AU - Sophiea, Marisa K.
AU - Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea
AU - Bixby, Honor
AU - Solomon, Bethlehem D.
AU - Taddei, Cristina
AU - Danaei, Goodarz
AU - Di Cesare, Mariachiara
AU - Stevens, Gretchen A.
AU - Riley, Leanne M.
AU - Savin, Stefan
AU - Cowan, Melanie J.
AU - Bovet, Pascal
AU - Damasceno, Albertino
AU - Chirita-Emandi, Adela
AU - Hayes, Alison J.
AU - Ikeda, Nayu
AU - Jackson, Rod T.
AU - Khang, Young Ho
AU - Laxmaiah, Avula
AU - Liu, Jing
AU - Miranda, J. Jaime
AU - Saidi, Olfa
AU - Sebert, Sylvain
AU - Sorić, Maroje
AU - Starc, Gregor
AU - Gregg, Edward W.
AU - Abarca-Gómez, Leandra
AU - Abdeen, Ziad A.
AU - Abdrakhmanova, Shynar
AU - Ghaffar, Suhaila Abdul
AU - Rahim, Hanan F.Abdul
AU - Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.
AU - Garba, Jamila Abubakar
AU - Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin
AU - Adams, Robert J.
AU - Aekplakorn, Wichai
AU - Afsana, Kaosar
AU - Afzal, Shoaib
AU - Agdeppa, Imelda A.
AU - Aghazadeh-Attari, Javad
AU - Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.
AU - Agyemang, Charles
AU - Ahmad, Mohamad Hasnan
AU - Ahmad, Noor Ani
AU - Ahmadi, Ali
AU - Shin, Dong Wook
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions.
AB - From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85103837539
U2 - 10.7554/eLife.60060
DO - 10.7554/eLife.60060
M3 - Article
C2 - 33685583
AN - SCOPUS:85103837539
SN - 2050-084X
VL - 10
JO - eLife
JF - eLife
M1 - e60060
ER -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being