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| U.S. Leads World in Obesity | | Two passengers walk out of a Manhattan subway station with food and drink in hand on March 24, 2009. A survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the percentage of Americans classified as obese is the world's highest. Fully two thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese, and 32 percent are obese. As she broke ground on a vegetable garden on the White House South Lawn on March 20, First Lady Michelle Obama said that in the face of the worsening situation of obesity and diabetes, the White House would advocate a healthy diet for Americans (Xinhua) |
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