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The growing obesity epidemic


Take control of what and how much you and your family eat, and balance that with regular exercise. Your family will thank you.


Experts tell us that there is a global obesity epidemic and, troublingly, our children are also at risk. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that obesity is one of the world's most neglected public health problems, and it affects both adults and children alike, in both developed and developing countries. In 1995, the WHO's records showed that there were approximately 200 million obese adults worldwide and approximately 18 million children worldwide who were overweight. In 2000, Canadian research showed that from 1981 to 1996, the prevalence of obesity more than doubled for Canadian children (girls and boys), and, during this timeframe, the rates of being overweight...


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