Home > Obesity > Female Obesity Study Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Nov 30, 2010 by Cleveland Clinic, Views: 2687 The health problems associated with obesity are serious and in some cases, deadly. Yet one national organization finds that a third of Americans are obese. Cleveland Clinic researchers now have the findings of a survey that asks if culture and lifestyle influence a woman's perception about her weight.