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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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The second is on the political and cultural ramifications of America's growing obesity epidemic.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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America's obesity epidemic--six of 10 Americans are overweight--was recently legitimized by the Internal Revenue Service in the form of a tax break.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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They've warned that America's obsession with thinness, coupled with the dieting and the weight-loss drugs recommended by obesity researchers, are harmful, not helpful.
December 2001, US Surgeon General David Satcher warned that obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in America, and could soon cause as much preventable disease and death as cigarette smoking.
Overweight and obesity is epidemic in North America and according to recent statistics overweight affects more than 60% of the population.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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America's unhealthy diet has been directly linked to our soaring rates of obesity, cancer, and heart disease.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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NAASO's Annual Scientific Meeting is North America's seminal source for the latest findings regarding obesity research and treatment.
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