Obesity is significantly more prevalent among non-Hispanic African-American (henceforth "black") women than among non … and in obesity prevalence between black women and white women do not narrow substantially after controlling for …-Hispanic white American (henceforth "white") women. These differences have persisted without much alteration since the early 1970s …

individuals categorized as obese. Obesity is a major risk factor for a variety of illnesses, and an increase in obesity is … economic problem for the United States. The present analysis examines a pathway to increased levels of obesity as of yet almost … entirely unexplored. Specifically, we examine the relationship between obesity and iron deficiency via analyses of blood …