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Obseity Epidemic

Of Epidemics And "Epidemics"

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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Stuart Whatley

The current swine flu epidemic, with all of its gravitas, actually almost makes light of another "epidemic" that has afflicted millions in the U.S. for years and which shows no sign of subsiding: childhood obesity.

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How to Save America $16 Billion and Spare Millions from Disease

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Levi

How do Americans expect to compete in the global economy if our workforce isn't healthy enough to be competitive? The good news is, many of the US's most prevalent medical problems are very preventable.

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How Cutting Carbs Curbs Your Carbon

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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America's obesity epidemic and global warming might not seem to have much in common. But public health experts suggest people can attack them both by ...

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