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    Obesity in America

    About 32 million more Americans will become obese by 2030, upping obesity rates to 42 percent of the U.S. population, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report also predicts that the proportion of Americans who are severely obese, will reach 11 percent, double the current rate. The estimated medical costs of caring for the obese average about $147 billion a year.

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    2. In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 file photo, a 15-year-old girl has her sensor checked before starting a series of physical activities at a University of Southern California lab in Alhambra, Calif. A
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    4. This image made Thursday, April 21, 2011 shows a page from the website www.stopchildhoodobesity.com. The advertisement, part of a "Stop Child Obesity" campaign in Georgia, won some enthusiastic praise
    5. In this photo taken Oct. 3, 2011, an infant’s growth is measured during a check-up at Children’s Hospital Boston. A new study by researchers there says babies who progress past at least two percentil

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