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Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?


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References

Other Works Consulted

  • Purnell JQ (2005). Obesity. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 3, chap. 10. New York: WebMD.



Last Updated: December 24, 2008
Author:
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Medical Review:
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine

Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine

Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition


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