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Progression of Obesity Influences Risk of Diabetes over Life Course

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Mentions Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: diabetes, obesity

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Decreasing BMI from Young Adulthood to Midlife Reduces Incident Diabetes Risk

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Mentions Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: BMI, obesity

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Your Weight Affects How Long You Live — but It’s Extremely Complicated

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Quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: obesity

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Bariatric Surgery and Lifestyle Change Helps Local Man Shed over 300 Pounds

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Mentions study co-authored by Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: obesity

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Study Reveals the Devastating Effects of America’s Obesity Epidemic

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Mentions study co-authored by Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: obesity

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Penn Study: Improvements in U.S. Mortality Rate Offset by Obesity

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Mentions Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: obesity

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