And 1.4% of men and 3.5% of women were so overweight that they were morbidly obese.
But overall, diabetes, driven so intensely by overweight and obesity, "is a terribly difficult problem, " Dr. Weir says.
We're just - one of our suitcases was a little overweight so we had to do a little juggling, as always.
Ms. JANICE ELDRIDGE: One of our suitcases was a little overweight so we had to do a little juggling, as always.
Why are so many Americans overweight?
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So the decision to overweight or underweight can make or break your year.
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So the fund is overweight in technology and is expanding in specialty retail (smaller chains)--both tend to do well in flush times.
It's one of the reasons technologists so often end up overweight.
Sid Smith, a cardiologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, commented that he would hope the Acomplia could be used to "jump-start" overweight patients so that they could learn to eat better and exercise more.
So even if you are overweight or obese, if you have no existing knee damage, it's OK to try jogging.
Again, note that according to the study, snoring turned out to pose a greater risk than smoking, being overweight, and having high cholesterol, so it would be added towards the top of the list.
So at the same time, he cautions against being heavily overweight in gold.
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So it goes to show that this asset class is far from overbought and overweight.
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And so far, the number of participants is still small compared to the percentage of the population that is overweight.
The book is filled with telling anecdotes: the Cu Chi Tunnel soldiers who look at an overweight Western woman, unable to fit through the dug-out warrens, calculating the wealth of someone so fat.
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