The “State of Obesity” – too high but signs of hope

The obesity rate among U.S. adults doubled since 1980 to its current 35 percent. “We are starting to see signs of hope,” say the heads of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health in their “State of Obesity” report. It says childhood obesity rates stabilized in the past decade and the rate of… » Read More

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