Obesity and mortality in African-Americans.
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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Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27499, USA.
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