According to the latest statistics from the federal government, the number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight!"More than one-third of adults, or over 72 million people, were obese in 2005-2006", the NCHS said in his report.
Being overweight or obese raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, arthritis, and other conditions. What we see is that America is in big trouble unless there is a change...
Some interesting facts...
The most obese states are - West Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi
The least obese states are - Hawaii, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, aand Colorado
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