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|  Fat in the USA: Obesity Is Rising (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
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Americans are getting fatter, portending massive costs for the health-care system in general and Medicare in particular. Adult obesity rates increased in 23 U.S. states last year and did not fall in a single state, an annual survey released on July 1 found. Adult obesity rates now exceed 25% in 31 states, up from 28 states last year and 19 the year before that.
published 07-02-2009 07:08 AM
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