Other things including high fat diets and reduced physical activity are also believed to be pushing the numbers upward.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

Experts say the public's poor opinion of the national economy, including high unemployment, is the main problem facing Democrats this year.

VOA: special.2010.10.30

Economists blamed the crisis on different causes, including high energy costs, bad weather and the use of food-crop lands for biofuel production.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Generally,five of the nine justices make up a conservative majority on the high court, including Chief Justice John Roberts.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The actors wear high-tech outfits dotted with sensors that record their every movement including the subtlest facial expressions.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

But several high-profile attacks have taken place, including last year's bombing at the Naval War College.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Since then,a number of high-profile militant attacks have shocked the nation, including an attack with two suicide bombers on an Islamic university in the capital.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari flew into Tehran, at the head of high-level delegations, to discuss a series of problems, including drugs, terrorism and Islamic extremism.

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

"We can focus our energies on doing things which are good for the industry as a whole, including for example tackling the piracy issues, or tackling the regulatory regime particularly high entertainment tax levels,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.05