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More than 30 percent of the U.S. population is obese (body-mass index [the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters], 30 or greater), and 4.9 percent is morbidly obese (body-mass index, 40 or greater).¹ The associated risks are substantial. Obese persons have more than 10 times the risk of type 2 diabetes² and 3 times the risk of coronary heart disease³ of those who are lean, and the risks of these and other coexisting conditions rise with increasing obesity. Mortality increases correspondingly; the risk of death among persons with a body-mass index of 40 or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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