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A new 200-country study published in The Lancet has found that between 1980 and 2008 the prevalence of obesity increased dramatically for both men and women. Obesity among men rose from 4.8% to 9.8%, and in women from 7.9% to 13.8%. The rise in weight that we see in certain parts of the world has become a tsunami of global proportions.
PositiveTip: Are you contributing or detracting from this alarming trend? You can benefit by eating less and getting more physical activity.
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