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Review
. 2000 Nov;58(11):346-53.
doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2000.tb01832.x.

Obesity and mortality in African-Americans

J Stevens  1
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Review

Obesity and mortality in African-Americans

J Stevens. Nutr Rev. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

The Cancer Prevention Study II indicated that obesity might be associated with a smaller increase in the relative rate of mortality in African-Americans compared with whites. The absolute death rate in obese whites, however, was not higher than in obese African-Americans. Avoidance of obesity remains sound advice.

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