Why the Obesity Trend Continues to Climb Unabated in the U.S.

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Last year, an analysis revealed that more than half of the world’s obese people congregate in 10 countries: United States, China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, Germany, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Obese Americans accounted for about 13 percent of the world’s obese people, while China and India together (with more than 700 percent of the US population) only accounted for 15 percent of the total. Now, US health officials report that obesity in America has inched up even more.

Right along with it, drug prescriptions for hypertension, diabetes, and depression and other obesity-related illnesses are also rising, with 59 …read more

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