World is getting fatter, needs to stop
"If these trends continue, by 2030 50% (of) U.S. Men and 45% to 52% (of) U.S. women will be obese,” says Dr. Y Claire Wang of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, one of the authors of this study.
The first study says nearly 1.5 billion adults in the world are overweight, and half a billion more are obese.  Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) more than 30.  That’s equivalent to an adult who's 5 feet 6 inches weighing more than 185 pounds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s BMI calculator. 
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Obesity  »Obesity
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World is getting fatter, needs to stop
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Obesity can cause diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers »Obesity can cause diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers
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Obesity is spreading around the world and poses deadly health threats »Obesity is spreading around the world and poses deadly health threats
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tax bad food, programs for good nutrition/exercise,cut junk food ads »tax bad food, programs for good nutrition/exercise,cut junk food ads
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Obesity around the world poses deadly health threats and needs to stop »Obesity around the world poses deadly health threats and needs to stop
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tax bad food, programs for good nutrition/exercise,cut junk food ads »tax bad food, programs for good nutrition/exercise,cut junk food ads
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governments must take the initiative in battling obesity »governments must take the initiative in battling obesity
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being overweight at age 50 can double to quadruple incident rate  »being overweight at age 50 can double to quadruple incident rate
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