Obesity kills more Americans than previously thought: One in five Americans, Black and White, die from obesity
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 21:00
in Health & Medicine
Obesity is a lot more deadly than previously thought. Across recent decades, obesity accounted for 18 percent of deaths among Black and White Americans between the ages of 40 and 85, according to a new study. This finding challenges the prevailing wisdom among scientists, which puts that portion at around 5 percent.