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The $190 Billion Problem: It's the Actual Cost of Obesity in the U.S.

Published Thu June 12, 2014

Health researchers continue to study—and warn about—the rising rate of obesity worldwide and particularly in the United States. The concern, of course, is for people's overall health: Being obese is associated with a ton of medical problems including type 2 diabetes and heart...


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