obesity a worldwide epidemic? and can cause DEATH?
By simplycj0309
@simplycj0309 (24)
March 21, 2007 8:58pm CST
Obesity and its complications are a WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC.
According to researches:
1.The continuing epidemic of Obesity in America could wipe out many of recent improvements in health within the next 20 years. - MSNBC.com
2. About every fourth person on earth is too fat, Obesity is fast becoming one of the worlds leading reasons why peepole die-International Obesity Task Force
3. 64.5% of U.S are either overweight or obese. According to projections, 73% of U.S adults could be overweight or obese by 2008 - BBC news
4. Physical inactivity and being overweight account for more than 300,000 premature deaths annually in th U.S, second only to tobacco-related deaths-CNN.com
5.U.S taxpayers paid $39 Billion in 2003 to treat conditions attributable to obesity- NY times.
facts:
58 million adult in the U.S are overweight
300 millions adults worldwide are obese and 1 billion are overweight
70% of diagnosed cases of cardiovascular disease in the U.S are related to obesity.
300,000 death in the U.S annually are due to poor diet or inactivity.
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