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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 c .... Middle of Term Paper
... body fat, but they
can yield inaccurate results if done by an inexperienced person or if done
on someone with severe obesity. 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 body mass index. While both meas ... |
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