Black Men with More West African Genes Have Lower Risk of Obesity (IMAGE)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Black Men with More West African Genes Have Lower Risk of Obesity

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A new study out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Arizona shows that obesity affects women and men of every ethnic group in the United States with strong gender and racial disparities.

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