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BIG KID ON CAMPUS: THE GROWING ODDS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
With major government campaigns calling attention to childhood obesity and celebrities like rapper 50 Cent promoting healthy eating in schools, can it really be possible that America’s kids are still getting fatter? The numbers say yes.
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OBESITY BY STATE
Click here to see our map of the state-by-state odds of adult obesity.
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ANOTHER DECADE, ANOTHER DIET
This year, like every year, 1 in 4.76 people will resolve to lose weight. To cut calories, eschew sugary snacks, and memorize the FDA food pyramid. Or they might just try one of a hundred fad diets.
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IF YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH, OBESITY MAY ACTUALLY BECOME AN ASSET
Is it possible that if you live long enough, obesity is no longer associated with an increased risk of death? And consider this: if you reach a ripe old age, could that extra padding actually do you some good?
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WEIGHING IN ON WOMEN’S BODY IMAGE
More than 40% of women have a negative body image, according to a 2009 survey by Glamour Magazine. And is it any wonder? From the classic Barbie doll—who, were she a real person, would tip the scales at 110 pounds—to the fashion models filling the pages of magazines with their typically 110-pound, 5-foot, 9-inch frames, images of pin-thin women are everywhere. Meanwhile, the odds that a woman aged 20-29 weighs less than 130 pounds are just 1 in 3.1. For women in their thirties, those odds decrease to 1 in 4.41.
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