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overweightInAmerica_wb3.sPubDate = "1/16/2004 6:30:15 PM GMT";
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overweightInAmerica_wb3.appHeader = "Q & A|America's weight problem";
overweightInAmerica_wb3.appFooter = "Sources: AHA, NIH, CDC, & NHNES";
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overweightInAmerica_wb3[i++] = new Array("","How many Americans are overweight or obese?","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
overweightInAmerica_wb3[i-1].body = "Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults are considered overweight, and an additional 31 percent are obese. ";

overweightInAmerica_wb3[i++] = new Array("","How do doctors define overweight versus obesity?","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
overweightInAmerica_wb3[i-1].body = "Anyone with a body mass index (a ratio between your height and weight) of 25 or above -- that’s someone, for example, who is 5-foot-4 and 145 pounds -- is considered overweight, according to the National Institutes of Health. Anyone with a body mass index of 30 or above -- such as someone who is 5-foot-6 and 186 pounds -- is considered obese.";

overweightInAmerica_wb3[i++] = new Array("","How many deaths are attributed to obesity each year?","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
overweightInAmerica_wb3[i-1].body = "Three hundred thousand people die each year due to obesity-related causes, making it the second-leading cause of death after smoking. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers.";

overweightInAmerica_wb3[i++] = new Array("","Are children affected by the epidemic?","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
overweightInAmerica_wb3[i-1].body = "Fifteen percent of youngsters ages 6 to 19 and 10 percent of children 2 through 5 are considered seriously overweight. ";

overweightInAmerica_wb3[i++] = new Array("","Why are so many dieters doomed to fail?","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
overweightInAmerica_wb3[i-1].body = "About 45 percent of women and 25 percent of men are trying to lose weight at any one time, but only one-fifth are using the recommended combination of fewer calories and increased exercise.";

overweightInAmerica_wb3[i++] = new Array("","How much do we spend on obesity?","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
overweightInAmerica_wb3[i-1].body = "Americans spend more than $33 billion a year on weight-loss products and services. However, the economic cost of obesity in the United States was about $117 billion in 2000.";

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overweightInAmerica_wb3[i-1].body = "Choose low-fat, lean foods from the five major food groups; eat sensible portions, and use fats, oils, sweets and salt sparingly. Total fat intake should be no more than 30 percent of daily calories. Exercise moderately for at least 30 minutes on most days. If you need to lose weight, do so gradually -- aim to lose about 10 percent of your body weight over 6 months.";

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