An article from the CBS News -Sunday Morning
Nov. 1,2009 states the US is 4.6 billion pounds
overweight, that 2 out of 3 people are at least
overweight with a full third classed as obese.
Talk about pandemics! The health problems this
can lead to are astronomical.
These stats come from the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention,and has caused the
government great concern
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius calls the data "alarming."
Dr. David Satcher was one of the first to say there
was an obesity epidemic in America, nearly a decade
ago, when he was Surgeon General.
"We have addicted ourselves, and we are now
addicting our children, to sedentary lifestyles,
diets that are high in fats, salts and sweets," he said.
To read the full article from CBS - Morning News
To read what the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention has to say
Presented by Larry Guzda
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