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America’s health agencies, including the CDC, FDA and the NIH, routinely release information on food recalls, drug and medical device approvals, as well as updates on evolving public health ...

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Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.

The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio ... be included in clinical-practice guidelines and in the training of healthcare workers, according to the Lancet commission.

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