Obesity has become a major issue in America, but among African Americans it's leading to more health-related illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and even cancer, medical professionals revealed during a recent discussion.
"We have very high rates of obesity in the African American community and African Americans as a minority group have the highest rates of obesity in the United States, Donane C. Miller, M.D., of the University of Chicago Medical Center, said during a plenary session held as part of the June 18-22 Rainbow PUSH Convention at the Chicago Hilton hotel.
Miller explained obesity is a medical term defined as a person being 20 percent over their ideal body …
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