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Published: September 06, 2023

Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020

Black adults had the highest rates of obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths 1999 to 2020, with the highest percentage found in Black women, according to a new study in Journal of the American Heart Association
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