Obesity is a growing epidemic in many countries but it is the most prevalent in the United States of America. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) gave an alarming statistic that “one third of the adults in the United States are obese”. With the weight of Americans being so high, this leads to higher percentage of people with “heart disease”, “stroke”, and “type 2 diabetes."

longer just affecting the adults it is affecting the children of the United States. Unless something is done to hinder this raging epidemic it could do serious damage to the United States’ population and all over health.

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