The annual healthcare cost of obesity in the United States has doubled in less than a decade and may be as high as $147 billion dollars a year. The study was conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and was published in the 27 July 2009 issue of the health policy journal Health Affairs. Considering this staggering amount, learning more about obesity to prevent it is the only solution.
What is obesity?
Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index greater than 30. The body mass index is a ratio of an individual’s height ...
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Prevent Obesity Throught Good Nutrition & Physical Activity
The annual healthcare cost of obesity in the United States has doubled in less than a decade and may be as high as $147 billion dollars a year. The study was conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and was published in the 27 July 2009 issue of the health policy journal Health Affairs. Considering this staggering amount, learning more about obesity to prevent it is the only solution.
What is obesity?
Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index greater than 30. The body mass index is a ratio of an individual’s height ...
