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While a healthy lifestyle naturally has important benefits, yet seeking weight loss alone might not give an adequate picture ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

Obesity is defined by chronic low-grade inflammation in the body. Fat cells, particularly dysfunctional ones, release ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

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Obesity (BMI≥30) similarly varied by ethnicity and race, with 21% of White, 30% of Black, and 28% of Mexican American adults found to be obese.

Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...

The deadliest disease in the U.S. is one of the most preventable.