You can't watch the news or read a newspaper w/o something on the rampant obesity epidemic. This articles says the obesity rate in the U.S. has doubled in the last 25 years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20071023...aglobalproblem
Here is an article that says approx. 1 in 4 of us are obese:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071022/...y_worldwide_dc
I don't know if I can buy it. The definition of obesity (by BMI) is fairly narrow. I know that when I've pointed out healthy looking people are actually significantly overweight to obese by BMI standards, I've gotten reactions from blank stares to guffaws.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20071023...aglobalproblem
Here is an article that says approx. 1 in 4 of us are obese:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071022/...y_worldwide_dc
I don't know if I can buy it. The definition of obesity (by BMI) is fairly narrow. I know that when I've pointed out healthy looking people are actually significantly overweight to obese by BMI standards, I've gotten reactions from blank stares to guffaws.
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