Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit: A review

Stig Andersen; Karsten Fleischer  Rex; Paneeraq Noahsen; Hans Christian Florian Sørensen; Gert Mulvad; Peter Laurberg

doi:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21086

Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit: A review

Stig Andersen, Karsten Fleischer Rex, Paneeraq Noahsen, Hans Christian Florian Sørensen, Gert Mulvad, Peter Laurberg

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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 starting point was in the overweight range. This is not conceivable in a disease-free, physically active, pre-western hunter population.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Volume	72
Issue number	Suppl1
Pages (from-to)	279-283
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1239-9736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21086
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	International Congress on Circumpolar Health - Fairbanks, United States Duration: 1 Aug 2012 → 10 Aug 2012 Conference number: 15

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Conference	International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Number	15
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fairbanks
Period	01/08/2012 → 10/08/2012

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