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Interactive map shows America’s growing obesity problem with states where two in five adults are obese
When comparable records began in 2011, not one state had an obesity rate above 35 per cent. Our map shows that West Virginia currently has the highest rate, with 41.0 per cent of adults classed as ...
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Map shows countries with the highest rates of obesity
A study in the Lancet medical journal has now revealed obesity is the most common form of malnutrition worldwide. In the UK alone, 16.8 million people are obese – 8 million women, 7.4 million ...
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New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.
Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's ...