The burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to high BMI in Brazil, 1990-2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study.
Mariana Santos Felisbino-MendesEwerton CousinDeborah Carvalho MaltaÍsis Eloah MachadoAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroBruce Bartholow DuncanMaria Inês SchmidtDiego Augusto Santos SilvaScott GlennAshkan AfshinJorge Gustavo Velásquez MeléndezPublished in: Population health metrics (2020)
This study demonstrates increasing age-standardized prevalence of obesity in all Brazilian states. High BMI plays an important role in disease burdens in terms of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and all causes of mortality. Assessing levels and trends in exposures to high BMI and the resulting disease burden highlights the current priority for primary prevention and public health action initiatives focused on obesity.