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CDC: Obesity epidemic increases dramatically in US - - - CDC director calls for national prevention effort.
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October 27, 1999
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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 October 1999-CDC: Obesity epidemic increases dramatically in the United States -- CDC director calls for national prevention effort (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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A growing obesity epidemic is threatening the health of millions of Americans in the United States, according to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) research published in the October 27, 1999, issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
According to the findings, the obesity epidemic spread rapidly during the 1990s across all states, regions, and demographic groups in the United States. Obesity (defined as being over 30 percent above ideal ...