Obesity in America

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Most believe the growth of portion sizes to be a contributing factor to the rise in obesity in the US. Test your knowledge of food portion below. You may be surprised.

http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/

Though many in America are vehemently opposed to cigarettes and applaud moves by numerous cities to ban smoking in all restaurants and bars, few are as outraged at growing food portions and obesity in this country. Yet soon, obesity, not tobacco, will kill more of us.

Obesity is rapidly gaining on tobacco as the number one killer in the U.S. Two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese (30 pounds or more over a healthy weight). Perhaps the most frightening development is a rise in obesity in children. Fifteen percent of children age 6 to 19 are overweight. The number is ten percent higher than a decade ago, and this weight gain is reflected in rising rates of type 2 diabetes and heart ailments, once associated with grandparents, not grandchildren.

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That is true too, as we move towards spending more time in front of the TV, video games, computers, and the likes. Kids don't play outdoors or sports anymore. Parents feed toddlers McDonald's fries for a meal. 30% of American households don't make home-made meals. 70% order in at least once a week. A good chunk does it at least every day.