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Morbidly Obese Growing

by Brick ONeil

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According to this article, the number of Morbidly Obese (weighing 100 pounds or more above ideal weight) in the United States is growingcat a rate of 50 percent every five years.

We live in the land of plenty, and as showing on our waistlines. People who are even overweight are more susceptible to diabetes, heart disease and a whole host of problems.

If you suspect you’re overweight or morbidly obese, please see your health care physician. Start a new healthy lifestyle, get moving around more and start putting more healthy foods in your body.

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Posted in General on April 10th, 2007

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