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School menus are promoting obesity.
There was a time when most kids brought their lunch. Now most kinds eat the less than healthy food served in the lunchrooms of schools.
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The most recent stats indicate that almost half of all Americans are obese.
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Lunch is the most frequent meal eaten at fast food restaurants.
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People want to blame others for their weight problem.
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The number of fast food restaurants has doubled over the last 25 years.
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Fast food serving sizes are larger than they were a generation ago.
If you have ever seen the movie 'Supersize Me' you will see what doctors are talking about.
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Doctors say we should wage a war against inactivity rather than obesity.
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In 2004, Medicare officially declared obesity to be a disease.
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Obesity causes three killing diseases.
Diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
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Most students spend much of their waking hours sitting.
Either in the classroom or in front of the television kids spend too much time sitting.
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Researchers say schools are promoting obesity.
Phys Ed was a must in the 50's and 60's now because of lack of funding P.E. is the first thing to go.
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Gastric Bypass Surgery has tripled in the last 10 years.
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One out of every three television adds is for food.
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Cartoonist are helping to fight against obesity.
They are drawing cartoons with new food names like, Diabetes McNuggets, Mc Stroke and instead of the quarter pounder its the 350 pounder.
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300 million people world wide are considered obese.
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About 50 - 70% of obesity is inherited.
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The people in the United States have sedentary jobs
These desk jobs do not promote physical activity.
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Scientists say the automobile has become America's dining room
Some people call it dashboard dining.
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The United States is the fatest nation on earth.
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Obesity is the latest panic of our culture.
Some people are hysterical about their weight.
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