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Obesity and being overweight
Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, and at least 300 million of them suffer from obesity. Both have reached epidemic proportions worldwide and both are major contributors to the global burden of chronic diseases and disabilities. Obesity rates have skyrocketed since the 1980′s, up to three-fold in certain areas of the U.S. … Continue reading
Foods to Avoid to Prevent Obesity
We all know the dangers of obesity and overweight. While it is true that being a little overweight is extremely subjective to body-type (higher levels of abdominal fat is worse than fat that is evenly distributed throughout the body), obesity and overweight contributes to an already bursting health care budget. Overweight and obesity are associated … Continue reading