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Obesity
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Obesity Kills 300,000 Yearly
The figures are frightening. Obesity is responsible for 300,000 deaths a year and many adult Americans are in danger of suffering from diabetes, heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, and cancer because of this. Additionally, obese individuals are 10 to 50 percent more likely to die from the above diseases.
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Childhood Obesity: Stay Healthy But Not Too Strict With Exercise
When we talk about exercise routines for children we must not get them confused with the strict routines that adults follow. Children's exercise routines should be fun, flexible and enjoyable, not the three or four gym visits per week type routines. As children are still growing, certain types of exercise may be harmful to them at a younger age. You can however incorporate aerobic exercises, strength building exercises and activities to improve flexibility into your child's routines to build overall fitness.
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The Crisis Our Nation Faces with Obesity
No one can deny that we have a serious National Crisis with obesity in the United States. Perhaps it has hurt us more here than in other nations due to our per capita wealth and abundance. A good free-market system and capitalism will do that. But nevertheless it is time to re-adjust a little bit and we need to start with our own bodies.
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