Take a look around you next time you're at the food court in the mall. What do you see? More than likely you will see overweight men and women ordering double cheeseburgers and large fries from McDonald's or something of that nature. To most people, seeing this is nothing new. We live in a fast food nation where parents pick up fast food on the way home from work for their kids and themselves. Of course it's easier and more convenient, but what they don't understand is when they end up with a disease caused by their eating habits, these diseases will not have been worth the easy and convenient dinners they consumed. America needs to know they are eating themselves to death.
According to the United States Bureau Census 2000, 64.5 percent of the population aged twenty or older is overweight or obese. 33.6 percent of that is overweight and 30.9 percent is obese. That means about two-thirds of our population is overweight. In 1960, the percentage of adults considered overweight was......
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