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1. 1. Smoking in the age of obesity : an investigation of secular trends in body fat and cigarette smoking

   University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

   Author : Lisa Webb; [2011]
   Keywords : Body Mass Index; Waist-Hip Ratio; Smoking;

   Abstract : Objectives: In recent decades, obesity reached epidemic proportions in western countries, while cigarette smoking decreased. Traditionally, smoking is associated with lower relative weight (body mass index, BMI) but high abdominal obesity (waist-hip ratio, WHR). READ MORE