78% of African-American Women are Overweight or Obese

IF YOU COULD HELP OTHER AFRICAN-AMERICANS LOSE WEIGHT WOULD YOU?

Baylor College of Medicine is interested in learning about your
weight-loss history. Participate in the
African-American Weight Control Registry. Every experience is
important... especially yours!

Contact us if you lost weight and kept it off or if you have lost
weight and regained it. If you qualify, you will be asked to
complete a 30 minute online or paper survey about your weight loss
experience. Sharing your weight loss experiences will help us
develop weight-loss programs specifically for African Americans.

Together we can achieve a healthier African-American community. For
more information visit our website at
www.bcm.edu/ africanamericanw eightcontrol or call us toll free at 1-
866-WTSTORY (987-8679)

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The figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.

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