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Obesity has continued to be a rising downside within the United States. The Chicago Community Trust (CTT) (2012) mentions that nationwide 72 million adults are overweight. These figures have doubled since 1990 (Gostin, 2005). Obesity contributes to many different well being issues, together with coronary heart illness, stroke, diabetes and a few varieties of cancer; these are a number of the main causes of dying in the U.S. (CCT, 2012). This contributes to the total financial price of obesity within the United States which approximates $270 billion per yr (CCT, 2012).
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