title: Obesity knows no boundaries.
abstract: By now the refrain is familiar: Obesity is an epidemic in this country. But as evidence continues to mount about the health risks associated with carrying excess weight, attention is shifting to the question why obesity is more widespread among minority and underserved populations and what can be done to address the problem in all populations.
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
mesh_terms: D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008913:Minority Groups; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology