It’s no secret that obesity rates are up in this country. But when I see how much we used to weigh 40 years ago compared to what we weigh now, it still amazes me. Check out the weigh we were…

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Is the bad economy making us fat? Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of obesity surgery at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, tells Newsweek, as people eat cheaper, more fattening foods, they are so concerned trying to make ends meet that they are not thinking about how it’s going to hurt their health in the future. He [...]

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Make sure to keep a close eye on your little ones’ weight. A new report from Harvard University finds babies who gain weight quickly during their first six months are more prone to obesity when they’re toddlers. Researchers say the results of their study show how important it is to have healthy eating habits early. [...]

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Remember the study a couple of months ago about how fast-food restaurants near schools could lead to fatter kids? Now another study seems to echo those results, saying a fast-food restaurant within about 500 feet of a school may lead to at least a five percent increase in the obesity rate at that school. Researchers [...]

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Last week we found out obesity rates have tripled in young adults. Now a new study in the British Medical Journal finds obese 18-year-olds are twice as likely to die prematurely compared to normal-weight teens. And researchers say teenage obesity has the same risk of premature death as smoking ten cigarettes a day.
So, do you [...]

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Obesity rates are staggering in this country. About 30 years ago, eight-percent of young adults (aged 18-29) in the U.S. were obese. Now it’s three times as high – 24-percent. That’s the latest from a new report just out from the National Center for Health Statistics.

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Obesity kills more than 25,000 people a year in the United States. People who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop serious health problems including the following:

High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)

Obesity is a growing health crisis in the United States [...]

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The obesity epidemic is getting worse. A new study from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) finds adult obesity rates went up in 31 states last year.

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