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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2009 Nov;49(10):868–913. doi: 10.1080/10408390903372599

Figure 11.

Figure 11

Prevalence of putative contributors against the increasing prevalence of obesity. a) prevalence of obesity (CDC), b) mean age of mothers at first birth (NCHS, 2003), c) percentage of homes using air conditioning (Energy Information Administration), d) Patient visits involving Antipsychotic prescriptions (Olfsen et al, 2006), e) Glitazone prescriptions (IMS Health), f) PBDE in breastmilk (Noren et al, 2000; Guvenius et al, 2003), g) Average hours of sleep per night (data points from Terman and Hocking 1913; Hammond 1964; McGhie and Russel 1962; Tune 1968; Hicks et al 2001, Palmer et al 1980; NSF 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2008; Punjabi et al 2003).