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2. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Share of adults that are obese, 1975 to 2016. Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs. [1]

3. Two surprising reasons behind the obesity epidemic: Too ... - AOL

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   And tens of millions of Americans are still overweight or obese in large part because of the classic Western diet and lifestyle. As an educator, researcher and professor of medicine, I have spent ...

4. Overweight vs. Obesity: Do You Really Know the Difference? - AOL

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   Obesity BMI. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute defines obesity as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. BMI is a measurement of body fat based on a person’s height and weight. An ...

5. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   The total annual direct cost of overweight and obesity in Australia in 2005 was A$21 billion. Overweight and obese Australians also received A$35.6 billion in government subsidies. [246] The estimated range for annual expenditures on diet products is $40 billion to $100 billion in the US alone. [247]

6. Epidemiology of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity has been observed throughout human history. Many early depictions of the human form in art and sculpture appear obese. [2] However, it was not until the 20th century that obesity became common — so much so that, in 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic [3] and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled ...

7. Supersize US: Without ‘immediate action’ nearly 260 million ...

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   The authors said this assessment of those who are overweight and considered obese, accounting for all age groups and states, estimates that obesity rates in adults and older adolescents have at ...