Obesity
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Facts concerning
Many Americans are at increased health risk because they are obese. The U.S.
Surgeon General, in a 1988 report on nutrition and health, estimated that
one-fourth of adult Americans are overweight. is a known risk
factor for chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, high ....
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.... One is to measure skinfold thickness in
several parts of the body. The second involves sending a harmless amount of
electric current through a person's body (bioelectric impedance analysis).
Both methods are commonly used in health clubs and in commercial weight-
loss programs, but results should be viewed skeptically.
Because measuring a person's body fat is tricky, doctors often rely on
other means to diagnose obesity. Two widely used measurements are weight-
for-height tables and bo ....
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