There are six major types of obesity, according to a study conducted in the US and Britain. To battle the disease more effectively, the researchers suggest, the medical community could recognise these different sub-categories and treat them separately.
Taking into account the various demographic, health and behavioural factors that may play a role in obesity, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the UK and at the Harvard School of Public Health in the US have defined six different types of obesity.
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