Report: Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure remain on the rise in U.S.
Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...
Black Patients Less Likely To Get Weight Loss Surgery
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others.
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Some Racial and Ethnic Groups May Face Barriers to Obtaining Obesity Medications
Asians, non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics were significantly less likely than whites to use obesity-management medications to lower their weight compared with whites, new research suggests. The ...
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Beyond BMI: A new, nuanced way of measuring obesity
BMI is also a bit too black and white; the new Lancet report stresses that obesity is a spectrum, with health consequences increasing with body fat. The commission stresses that “excess ...