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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (117672)	10/25/2003 3:41:22 PM
From: Elsewhere	Respond to of 281500

One thing for sure, there are visibly more fat people here in the US than in Europe. On October 16 the OECD published "Health at a Glance - OECD Indicators 2003", see press release OECD Countries Struggle with Rising Demand for Health Spending oecd.org Here's an excerpt from the USA country notes: Obesity rates have increased in recent decades in all OECD countries for which trend data is available. There remain however notable differences in obesity rates across countries. In the United States, the obesity rate among adults (31% in 1999) is the highest in OECD countries, with the United Kingdom registering 22% in 2001 and Australia 21% in 1999. Obesity rates in Continental European countries are lower (e.g., 9% of adults in 2000), but are also rising. oecd.org