Obesity in America

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Obesity in America
It must be a sign of the times, but food experts rate a Los Angeles chain called “Fat Burger” as a top choice for fast food. We are a nation that overeats, under-exercises and pays the penalty with more heart attacks, growing numbers of even youngsters with diabetes. Obesity certainly is considered aa leading risk factor for diabetes. "Some eighty to eighty-five percent of those diagnosed with adult on-set diabetes are overweight” (Bierman and Toobey 11). However, the fact remains that it is the American life-style and the abundance of food choices that are not necessarily healthy which cause obesity to be a national problem, a problem surely to get worse as more and more of our young people, even toddlers are...

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