Word: overweightness
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...many as 37% of its children and adolescents carrying around too much fat. But other countries are rapidly catching up. According to statistics presented recently at the European Congress on Obesity in Helsinki, Finland, more than 20% of European youngsters between the ages of 5 and 17 are either overweight or obese. Children in North Africa and the Middle East aren't far behind. Across Asia too, childhood obesity is on the rise, and the trend has been documented even in urbanized areas of sub-Saharan Africa...
...recent years. In China, where a one-child-per-family policy has created millions of spoiled and overnourished children (feeding a phenomenon known as little-emperor syndrome), the rise in childhood obesity is particularly alarming. Up to 10% of China's 290 million children are believed to be overweight or obese, and that percentage is expected to have doubled a decade from...
...line of low-carb candies. Says Gerry Morrison, president of Carbolite Foods in Evansville, Ind.: "This trend has expanded from die-hard low-carbers to a general population that is becoming much more carb-conscious." Indeed, in all-you-can-eat America, where 64% of the population is overweight, fully one-third of adults who say they are concerned about their girth have tried cutting carbs, reports Natural Marketing Institute, a consulting firm in Harleysville...
...ourselves as the victims. The way to health is through eating good food, getting off your ass and doing some exercise. Simple. We all end up with what we deserve regarding our weight. In this new world of choice without responsibility it is our own fault if we are overweight. Pat McCarthy Ireland...
Because folks with Alzheimer's tend to waste away, obesity is not something we associate with the disease. But a new study shows that women who are overweight in their 70s have a significantly higher risk of developing the brain disorder by their late 80s--the first strong evidence to link the obesity epidemic to the growing incidence of Alzheimer's. It's also a good reason to stay trim. A 5-ft. 4in. woman who weighs 145 lbs. increases her Alzheimer's risk 36% with every 7 lbs. she gains. --By Sanjay Gupta...