US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:22

US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press.

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Updated 10:53 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course.

More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003,...


 

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