Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit – a review
Background.Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and premature death.Obesity rates have increased worldwide and the WHO recommends monitoring.A steep rise in body mass index (BMI), a measure of adiposity, was detected in Greenland from 1963 to 1998.Interestingly, the BMI Tea Spoon starting point was in the overweight range.This is not conc