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American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access originally published online on July 14, 2006
American Journal of Epidemiology 2006 164(4):398-399; doi:10.1093/aje/kwj227
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American Journal of Epidemiology Copyright © 2006 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health All rights reserved; printed in U.S.A.

Letter to the Editor

RE: "ASSOCIATION OF BODY MASS INDEX WITH SUICIDE MORTALITY: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION MEN"

Jian Zhang1,2

1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
2 Division of Health and Family Studies, Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208

(e-mail: bvw2@cdc.gov)

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The increased prevalence of obesity and overweight has been vividly identified as "a massive tsunami headed toward the United States" (1Go). The "war on fat" is growing contentious in this country, and worldwide as well. One might assume that the question of the effects of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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