Obesity in pregnancy : epidemiology and development of a lifestyle intervention

Obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more, has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than one-and-a-half billion adults overweight and at least 500 million clinically obese. The prevalence of obesity in the UK has increased by over 300% since 1980. In the UK 24% of adult w...

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Main Author: Oteng-Ntim, E.
Other Authors: Doyle, P.
Published: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London) 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664493