According to the latest data from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in three American kids and teens is overweight or obese. This is alarming because the same data suggests that overweight children and teens tend to be overweight adults. Even more alarming is the fact that nearly two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese across all races according to CDC.
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