Obesity is a substantial public health crisis in the United States and in the rest of the industrialized world. The prevalence is increasing rapidly in numerous industrialized nations worldwide.
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Body weight continues to be a big public health issue in the United States. New government research suggests that the condition of having far too much fat stored in the body – severe obesity – has increased greatly over the past ten y...
Impact of weight change on quality of life in adults with overweight/obesity in the United States: a systematic review. Curr. Med. Res. Opin. 32, 485–508 (2016). This paper reports that weight loss should improve quality of life in people who are overweight and obese. Google Scholar ...
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In the United States, obesity is a public health crisis, affecting more than 40% of the population. Obesity disproportionately affects Latinx people, who have a higher prevalence of obesity and related comorbidities (such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and nonalcoholic fatty l...
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