Obesity is now being perceived as a bigger threat to health than smoking, drinking and poverty. It has reached alarming proportions in USA with a sharp increase in the number of obese people.
Rand Corporation, a reputed organization in the field of research and analysis, published a report on obesity and the health risks that they face. This research was based on a truly representative sample and was conducted by an in-house health economist and psychiatrist. The inferences drawn are indeed startling and deserve the attention of the US government. If nothing else, it should shake obese people from oblivion and urge them to seek some weight loss solutions for themselves.
The research touched upon the following issues:
- Health risks of obesity as compared to those of smoking, drinking and poverty.
- Expenditure on health by obese people and those with normal weight.
- The significant increase in the number of obese individuals.
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