WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Obesity is the terror within. Unless
we do something about it, the magnitude of the dilemma will
dwarf 9-11 or any other terrorist attempt."
Richard Carmona
U.S. Surgeon General, 2002-2006
Lecture at the University of South Carolina, March 1, 2006.
[Source: AP News]
FACTS
Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are obese:
34%
Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are overweight but not obese:
34%
Percent of adolescents age 12-19 years who are obese:
18%
LINKS
Health.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mayo Clinic
WebMD
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