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New Study Shows Obesity Rate Is Actually Far Worse than Previously Recognized

  • April 21, 2012
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New Study Shows Obesity Rate Is Actually Far Worse than Previously Recognized

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  • Based on BMI, about one-third of Americans are considered obese, but new research shows that when other methods of measuring obesity, such as body fat percentage, are factored in, that number may be closer to 60 percent

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