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Obesity Update

By John Goodman Filed under Obesity Updates on January 14, 2009 with 2 comments

Americans are 1/3 overweight, 1/3 obese, 6% extremely obese.

Most obese state: Mississippi; least obese: Colorado.

Study: the key to controlling weight is not exercise, it's calories. 

Does obesity cause cancer?

Hospital tells 275-pound woman to use zoo MRI.

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  1. Bret says:
    January 14, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    John, these updates are tons of fun.

  2. Clark says:
    January 14, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    On the woman going to the zoo, sounds like an efficient allocation of resources.

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