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May 21, 2012
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Pounding away at America's obesity epidemic
NPR
The numbers are staggering: One-third of Americans are obese; another third are overweight. Some 26 million Americans have Type 2 diabetes. An additional 79 million more are pre-diabetic. Thanks to these figures, the children of today have a good chance of becoming the first generation of Americans to die at younger ages than their parents. A new HBO documentary series, "The Weight of the Nation," explores how our country got this way and what can be done to tackle what has become a growing national health crisis. More

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