1. 1. Hales CM, Carroll MD, Fryar CD, Ogden CL. Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among adults: United States, 2017–2018. 2020. Retrieved from Hyattsville, MD.
2. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Adult Obesity Causes & Consequences. 2020. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/causes.html#:~:text=Obesity%20is%20serious%20because%20it,and%20some%20types%20of%20cancer.
3. 3. Koroukian SM, Dong W, Berger NA. Changes in Age Distribution of Obesity-Associated Cancers. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(8):e199261. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9261.
4. 4. Nolan PB, Carrick-Ranson G, Stinear JW, Reading SA, Dalleck LC. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome components in young adults: A pooled analysis. Prev Med Rep. 2017;7:211–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.07.004.
5. 5. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: Selected years, 1947 through 2029. 2019. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d19/tables/dt19_303.10.asp?current=yes.