Obesity, An Epidemic in the United States

Obesity, an epidemic in the United States University of Cincinnati Obesity, an epidemic in the United States According to surveys done by various organizations including the Center for Disease Control, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), obesity in the United States is a serious and growing epidemic. In the United States, approximately 300,000 deaths a year are attributed to obesity (Pr Newswire, 1999). In comparison, Ohio is …

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