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Obesity
Research on obesity detailed by scientists at University of North Carolina
April 1st, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Understanding the reasons for overweight and obesity is critical to addressing the obesity epidemic. Often the decision to lose weight is based as much on one's self-perception of being overweight as on inherent health benefits." "Examine the relationships between self-reported health and demographic factors and measured health risk status and the misperception of actual weight status. Cross-sectional study of factors associated with self-perceived overweight status in participants who self-selected to participate in stroke risk factor screenings. Participants were asked, ''Are you overweight''' before their body...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-01)
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