BIO-317V Science Communication & Research
June 24,2012
MonteVerde, M., Noranha, K., Palloni A., &Norak, B. (2010). Obesity and Excess Mortality
among the Elderly in the U.S and Mexico. Demography, 478(1), 79-96. This article gives the magnitude of mortality cases associated with obesity. It utilizes data from health and retirement study carried out in 2004 in the U.S and the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2001-2003. It gives a detailed account of the impact of the pandemic in the American community. It also looks into cases of overweight individuals and the means of preventing them from becoming obese. It also gives some measures that the U.S government has set in place to manage the problem. The article ...
