[WATCH]: Mayor Bloomberg Visits Montefiore Medical Center to Highlight Health Impacts of Obesity

Obesity is the Second Leading Cause of Preventable Premature Death, Killing 5800 New Yorkers Annually, and is the Only Major Public Health Issue in America that is Getting Worse One in Three Adult New Yorkers Has Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes Sugary Beverages are Key Driver of the Obesity Epidemic Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas A. Farley today visited Montefiore Medical Center to highlight the impacts of obesity, which kills an estimated 5800 New Yorkers per year and is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States, second only to smoking. As the result of obesity, one in three adult New Yorkers now has diabetes or pre-diabetes

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