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Obesity
has reached epidemic proportions in America. In fact, over
two thirds of US citizens are overweight; a frightening statistic
that continues to rise each year. Shown below is a representation
of these growing trends for the years 1991, 1996, and 2004
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This
illustration translates into some alarming numbers. It has
been reported that 30% of adults over 20 years, that’s approximately
60 million people, in the U.S. are obese. This disease has
had an even harder impact locally; over 58% of New York adults
are overweight or obese(2).
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1.
http://surgicalreview.org/centers.html
2.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavior Risk
Factor Surveillance System, 2002
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