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Fat Plague Eats Away Our Health--Obesity Could Soon Be the No. 1.... Mary Powers. - Commercial Appeal, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 15, Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Fat Plague Eats Away Our Health--Obesity Could Soon Be the No. 1..., Sept. 26, 2004; pp. A1.

"Obesity is poised to become the nation's leading cause of preventable death, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in March [2004]. Unless there are dramatic changes by 2005, excess weight will kill more Americans than cigarettes or alcohol." (COMMERCIAL APPEAL) This article examines the increasing problem of obesity as a cause of preventable death in the United States.

1522-323X;


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)


Death--Causes
Health behavior
Obesity
Overweight persons

AC1.S5

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