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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > women and obesity > morbid obesity in women
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > women and obesity > morbid obesity in women
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > women and obesity > morbid obesity in women
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... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > women and obesity > morbid obesity in women
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > women and obesity > morbid obesity in women
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morbid obesity in women  

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  • Estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that in 88 nations, more than half the population is overweight—1.6 billion adults worldwide. Ten million Americans are morbidly obese. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Morbid Obesity in Women]

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