Does The Governement Care That We Are All Getting Fat?
February 28, 2009 by Jenny Williams
Filed under Test
Lets fact it, we Americans are getting fatter. We’re putting on the pounds at an alarmingly rapid rate and there is no sign of this trend reversing. And we are sacrificing our health because of our love for super-sized meals, biggie drinks, and two-for-one value meals, leading obesity researchers say.
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) more than 60 percent of all adults in the U.S. are now overweight. In children aged 6 to 19 about 15 percent of them are also classified as overweight.
More than 400,000 people die prematurely each year due to poor dietary habits and lack of adequate exercise according to the CDC and there is no sign that this trend is decreasing.
People who are overweight or obese are also more likely to develop heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, gallbladder disease, and joint pain caused by excess uric acid (gout).
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