Updated Statistics On The American Obesity Epidemic: Data From The CDC 

UroToday.com - The success of the fast food and soft drink industries has translated into an unprecedented rise in childhood and adult obesity. This epidemic has had a direct impact on our (urologists) practice due to its association with carcinogenesis in the prostate and kidney. In the April 5 issue of JAMA, Ogden and colleagues from the CDC present updated estimates in the prevalence of

Scientists Uncover Genetic Clue to Obesity

A new genetic clue to the cause of obesity has been uncovered by a pioneering DNA study. Scientists tested 86,604 DNA sequence variations to look for associations with body mass index, which relates to a person’s height and weight. People with BMIs of 30 or over are said to be clinically obese.

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