of the Obesity Epidemic in the U.S.
Abstract
The problem of obesity and overweight is very important in the U.S. and worldwide and the number of obese people is constantly growing. There are many risks for health associated with obesity, such as diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, cancer and even death. The problem has many causes, e.g. unhealthy nutrition, fast food advertising, watching TV and sitting in front of PC for a long time, genetics, and etc. It is difficult to compare the BMI norms in the U.S. with the other countries for many reasons. However, the U.S. is among the Continue reading...