Beyond Body Mass Index: Are Weight-loss Programs the Best Way to Improve the Health of African American Women?

African American women have higher prevalence (82%) of overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25–29) and obesity (BMI ≥30) than white women (63.2%) or Hispanic women (77.2%), and weight-loss programs yield minimal results in this population. We examine the concept of BMI as a measure of health for Africa...

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Autores principales: Dodgen, Leilani, Spence-Almaguer, Emily
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28617664
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160573
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description African American women have higher prevalence (82%) of overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25–29) and obesity (BMI ≥30) than white women (63.2%) or Hispanic women (77.2%), and weight-loss programs yield minimal results in this population. We examine the concept of BMI as a measure of health for African American women and suggests a more holistic, multifaceted approach to preventing chronic disease.
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spelling pubmed-54777832017-06-22 Beyond Body Mass Index: Are Weight-loss Programs the Best Way to Improve the Health of African American Women? Dodgen, Leilani Spence-Almaguer, Emily Prev Chronic Dis Special Topic African American women have higher prevalence (82%) of overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25–29) and obesity (BMI ≥30) than white women (63.2%) or Hispanic women (77.2%), and weight-loss programs yield minimal results in this population. We examine the concept of BMI as a measure of health for African American women and suggests a more holistic, multifaceted approach to preventing chronic disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5477783/ /pubmed/28617664 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160573 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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