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Here are some horrifying statics from a report just released by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. It declares “Americans are sicker and die younger than other people in wealthy nations.” More than two thirds of United States citizens are overweight – 33% being obese. 32% of children are either obese or overweight. 43% of Americans are projected to be obese in 10 years. After smoking, obesity is America’s biggest cause of premature death and is linke

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