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Obesity and Diet
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Due to the dramatic increases in obesity over the past 20 years, it has now reached epidemic proportions. Thirty percent of adults over the age of 20 are obese in the United States, or 60 million people. This epidemic includes not only adults, but children as well. The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than doubled in the last 20 years. There are now 9 million children between the ages of 6 -19 who are considered overweight.
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Childhood Obesity
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Our diets today consist of entirely too much processed, high fat, high sodium food. The nutrients and fiber our bodies need to stay healthy are not found in most of the food we purchase at restaurant chains, drive-through restaurants, take out food, and processed or pre-cooked meals. The problem is, we are a nation of individuals in a hurry, and do not have the time, nor take the time, to eat healthy.
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