Saturday, December 18, 2010

Say No To Obesity

Obesity is a disease that affects approximately 60 Million people in the United Stats and hundred of Millions allover the world. Women are specially affected. Over one-third of women between the ages of 20 and 74 are obese,that the majority of them being African American or Mexican American. With more and more pre packaged food and lessand less activity, the number of obese people in America has steadily increased since the 1960's. Many people think obesity means that a person is overweight, but that's not exactly true. An Overweight person has a surplus amount of Weight, that includes muscle, bone, fat, and Water. An obese person has a surplus of "body fat". Most health professionals concur that a man is Obese if he has over 25 percent

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