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BBC NEWS | Health | Medical notes | Q&A: Obesity
... Obesity is a major issue around the world, and as more and more people put on excess weight ... as 30,000 people die prematurely every year from obesity-related conditions ...
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Obesity
Evaluation and management of obesity in an outpatient setting. ... Obesity is an excess of fatty tissue, with weight exceeding the ideal by 20+%. Morbid obesity is a term applied to individuals at least 50% above their "ideal body weight ...
Source: www.sh.lsuhsc.edu
Obesity
Meal Quality & Obesity. Despite recent years of unprecedented economic growth in the United States, the number of American families, including children, experiencing hunger has continued to rise. But hunger is only one result of poverty. ... access to affordable and nutritious foods, thus contributing to the obesity epidemic ...
Source: www.cfpa.net

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