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Blacks Have Less ‘Bad Fat’ Than Whites

Blacks tend to carry around less of a particularly unhealthy type of abdominal fat than whites, even though they suffer more from obesity-linked illness, researchers report. The new finding suggests that body[...]


Rapid Rise In Obesity Among Those with Type 2 Diabetes

Approximately one of every five people with type 2 diabetes are more than 100 pounds overweight. This disturbing information comes from an analysis performed by U.S. researchers at Loyola University Health S[...]


Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator

What is Obesity? An obese person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. If a person’s bodyweight is at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is c[...]


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