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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Most Americans overweight, and one-third are obese: NHANES

This is terrible. As a population, we must change our eating habits and be more active.

With all the talk of trying to reduce health care spending -- there's no way we will be able to control medical costs if we continue to live unhealthy lives

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More than two-thirds of US adults are considered overweight or obese, while more than 10% of children and adolescents are also considered too heavy for their age. The good news, however, is that the...

For complete story visit theheart.org.


http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Theheartorg/~3/rsnoYU4Z_Sw/1039173.do

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