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  2. US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible ...

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    For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...

  3. This is the greatest risk factor of death in people with ...

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    People classified as overweight are often hit more by loneliness. Addressing the problem of social isolation reduces the risk of mortality associated with obesity, a new study has found.

  4. Goldman: 15 million Americans will be taking weight loss ...

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    Predictions for the size of the market for prescription weight loss drugs keep growing. New research from Goldman Sachs projects 15 million adults in the US will be on anti-obesity medications by ...

  5. Body fat percentage - Wikipedia

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    Epidemiologically, the percentage of body fat in an individual varies according to sex and age. [1] Various theoretical approaches exist on the relationships between body fat percentage, health, athletic capacity, etc. Different authorities have consequently developed different recommendations for ideal body fat percentages.

  6. Epidemiology of obesity - Wikipedia

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    The Bahamas have a major obesity epidemic: 48.6% of people between 15 and 64 years old are obese. [57] A female adolescent from the Bahamas is more likely to be overweight than her male counterpart. In Jamaica, 7.2% of men over the age of 20 are obese, while 31.5% of women are obese. [58]

  7. Obesity paradox - Wikipedia

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    The obesity paradox is the finding in some studies of a lower mortality rate for overweight or obese people within certain subpopulations. [1] [2] [3] The paradox has been observed in people with cardiovascular disease and cancer. Explanations for the paradox range from excess weight being protective to the statistical association being caused ...

  8. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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    Chances of a woman classified as obese achieving a “normal” weight: 0.8% Source: American Journal of Public Health, 2015. But my mother’s story, like Sam’s, like everyone’s, didn’t have to turn out like this. For 60 years, doctors and researchers have known two things that could have improved, or even saved, millions of lives.

  9. 1 in 8 people worldwide now have obesity. Here's what to know.

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    On March 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported findings from a recent Lancet study that revealed 1 in 8 people worldwide are now living with obesity.More specifically, the latest data ...