Correction to: International Journal of Obesity advance online publication, 9 May 2006. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803350

Since the above publication the authors have noticed an error in the abstract of the paper. The word cholesterol incorrectly appeared in the Results section in the line above the definition for NCEP.

The correct definition of NCEP should read ‘US National Cholesterol Education Program’.

The typesetters would like to apologise for this mistake.