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A New Level of Overweight – Super Obesity

Obesity is a preventable disease of excess body fat. Extremely overweight individuals, those with a BMI of over 50, are relegated to the section of Class III obesity, or super obesity, which was also termed malignant obesity. 60 BMI and greater is classified as super-super obesity. Typically, given a standard deviation of height, the actual … Continue reading

Overweight Latin-American Children and Childhood Obesity

Overweight Latin-American When Frida Sepulveda was 8, she began developing dark folds of skin around her neck. It is a well known sign of type 2 diabetes. Her mother, Blanca Sepulveda, who has watched other family members struggle with diabetes and obesity, was devastated to see her daughter experiencing similar health problems. Frida is now … Continue reading

The Childhood Obesity Epidemic

There is an obesity epidemic in the United States. This means that the number of people suffering from obesity has increased steadily in recent years. The root of this problem is often blamed on childhood obesity. According to recent data from the National Center for Health Statistics, approximately one child of every five in the … Continue reading