One billion: Shocked?

For those who have thought obesity an American problem, we have the statistic that one in eight people world wide — yes, one billion people — are now considered “fat.” That means a lot of hyper tension, diabetes, joint replacements, heart disease, kidney failure and… cancer.Most of us know that, for adults, the calories that are used (work, exercise, etc.) must be close to the ...

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