Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

Where fat is distributed is relevant, but both men and women can have fat above the waist in what's called this abdominal obesity pattern.

脂肪的不同分布模式是有关系的,但男性和女性都会在腰以上囤积脂肪,这叫做腹部肥胖模式

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So can behaviors like obesity and the ability to stop smoking.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

But in a small,short person, Skinner says,just 3 kilograms can make the difference between a healthy weight and obesity.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

She says knowledge about the world's healthiest diets has become more available than ever and can help us fight our worst enemy: obesity.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

The effect of a disease - or a condition like obesity - can be tallied by a measure called quality-adjusted life years lost.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10