Year: 2015
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Hooks Thesis 3 *NHANES is a government program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of people in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Hooks Thesis 5 *NHANES is a government program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of people in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)and fail to expend that energy, they gain weight, and if this continues, people progress into overweight category (BMI above 25.0)followed by obesity (BMI above 30.0)("What Causes Overweight and Obesity?").Daily energy intake has been increasing in all age groups compared to the preceding decade: for example, teen males have been consuming almost 300 more Calories; teen females have been consuming approximately 230 more Calories; adult males have been consuming almost 200 more Calories; and adult females consuming over 300 additional Calories according to the 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)* (Lustig).
Author: Andrew Hooks
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1472768857