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To: tejek who wrote (503776)	8/12/2009 7:40:32 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1576835

Not interesting. Yes, lots of people have weight problems. I don't think stress has anything to do with it for most. Of course, you may be an exception. As for other countries, weights are increasing all over the world and we are in the forefront of this trend. They will all catch up. The World Health Organization says more than 1 billion adults around the world are overweight and 300 million of them are obese, putting them at much higher risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure, stroke and some forms of cancer. There are now more overweight people in the world than people who are undernourished, who number about 600 million, Zimmet said. People in wealthy countries were leading the world in overeating and not doing enough physical activity, but those in developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America were fast learning the bad habits, delegates said. cbsnews.com For the first time, the number of overweight individuals around the world rivals the number who are underweight. Developing nations have also joined the ranks of countries troubled by obesity. A 1999 United Nations (UN) survey found obesity growing in all developing regions, even in countries beset by hunger. In China, the number of overweight people rose from less than 10 percent to 15 percent in just three years. In Brazil and Colombia, the figure of overweight is about 40 percent - comparable with a number of European countries. Even sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the world's hungry live, is seeing an increase in obesity, especially among urban women. In all regions, obesity appears to escalate as income increases. Obesity in the West In the United States, obesity is the most common chronic disease, affecting more than 1 in 4 of all Americans, including children, and its incidence has been steadily increasing for the past 20 years. In Europe, Australia/New Zealand, the Middle East, and the remaining portions of the Americas, the occurrence of obesity appears to be increasing and is now between 10 and 20 percent. The prevalence of obesity is still fairly low in China, Japan, and many countries in Africa. Global Obesity Levels Table 1. Percentage of Obese Adults in Europe and Australia annecollins.com