New research predicts that the U.S. obesity rate won't level off until it reaches at least 42 percent, in 2050. Scott Kahan, M.D., co-director of The George Washington University Weight Management Center, says that this new research is worthwhile, but should be taken with a grain of salt because the data used to make this prediction was gathered before obesity became a major public health concern.
Study: U.S. Obesity Rate Will Hit 42 Percent
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A new research study led by Pedro Gazzinelli Guimaraes, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, titled “Unraveling the Hidden Regulator: Deciphering Endogenous Retroelement Control of Allergic Type 2 Immune Response,” seeks to understand how dormant viruses in…
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The George Washington University’s 8th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium, organized by the GW Heart & Vascular Institute, took place on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at the American College of Cardiology Heart House in Washington, DC.