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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
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economics of obesity  

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  • Since the 1970s, obesity in the United States has dramatically increased, with nearly two out of every three adult Americans currently classified as obese or overweight. The prevalence of overweight children has increased from 5 percent in 1970 to 15 percent in 2000. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Economics of Obesity]

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